But his fear and self-doubt lead him to avoid close relationships, even walking away from the women he cares for when she comes to him and gives him the chance toproposemarriage.
The screenwriter, Jeffrey Abrams, has a mind that channel-hops from AMC to Nick at Nite: he stuffs the film with old-movie gimmicks and sitcom devices, such as Gibson being able toproposemarriage only when his lover is absent.