As her wedding date draws nearer, Vanessa finds herself tempted by lustful thoughts and fantasizes about every man she meets.

While Nick becomes chummy with Andre, he seeks ways to sabotage the wedding, recruiting his sister Sandy to help him break up the impending nuptials.

"[2] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine opined the film "only manages to progress from plot point A to B thanks to the witlessness of its unbelievably naïve protagonists".

[3] Frank Lovece of Film Journal called the film "The Thorn Birds for the Maxim generation" and noted, "We're supposed to be charmed by Nick's efforts to pursue the woman of his dreams despite all obstacles, but his plan involves such slimy abuse of Vanessa's trust and faith-and continues for so long after her marriage ceremony (which he performed, making it unofficial)-that it becomes creepily obsessive.

"[4] Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News wrote, "For reasons that remain between him and the confession booth, Firode considers Nick's shameless duplicity the height of romance, while Vanessa's bizarre nymphomania is presented as perfectly charming.