"Whit Stillman's follow-up film to Metropolitan is a tart and chilly romantic comedy about Americans abroad during ""the last decade of the cold war."" Ted Boynton (Taylor Nichols) is an American salesman based in Barcelona with woman problems. Tired of having beautiful women reject him, he decides that plain women are more accessible and vows never to sleep with anyone again until he has found the right girl. Into his life appears his loud-mouthed cousin Fred (Chris Eigeman), an officer in the U.S. Navy. Fred announces a prolonged sojourn and Ted reluctantly takes him in. The two cousins don't hit is off at first but they settle in to a common interest --women. The two hit the town looking for available women --Ted hoping to find love and Fred looking for hot sex. Coming upon a group of beautiful ""trade fair girls"" the cousins manage to find a girl suitable for each of their needs."