 Joe wakes up one day and realizes that his life feels empty. His girlfriend, Candace, is self-absorbed and dreams that one day Joe will be successful enough to buy her pretty things. At work, Joe is hounded by his punctual boss and forced to listen to the senior citizen wooing exploits of his friend and co-worker, Jerry. To top it off, everywhere he goes he sees a half-nude man following him on a bicycle. A series of chance encounters with a beautiful girl changes Joe s focus, and he becomes determined to work up the courage to talk to her. Every time he tries to take initiative, however, fate intervenes and Joe is knocked down at every turn. Frustrated, Joe decides it s time to take a hold of his own life and makes a stand--and has to face the (mostly hilarious) consequences.