The movie depicts an American family and a father's and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to be the bridge between the men in her life. The father, Frank Morgan (Kenny Rogers), is a photographer who is too often absent, according to his son. When his son David Morgan (Kenneth Rogers Jr) finally attends a display of his father's work despite still being bitter about their relationship, he finally realizes, through his father's work and the curator, how important his family really was to him.