Maudlin and slow-paced drama. Paul (Fiennes) persuades his friend Jeff (Kirk) that it's time to carry through with his long-held wish to swim the 150 miles down the Hudson River from Troy, New York to Manhattan. Jeff and acquaintance Liz (Reaser) will provide assistance but Jeff soon realizes that it's the fifth anniversary of the death of Paul's pregnant wife and he has another purpose beyond swimming in mind.