《衡量一个人》片名取自柏拉图名言:「衡量一个人,端看他拥有权力时的所做所为」(The measure of a man is what he does with power)。剧情描述一个中年失业父亲、奋力寻找工作的故事,他在经历各种羞辱人的面试和受训课程后,最后找到了令他讨厌的超市警卫的工作,却拥有监视顾客与同侪的无上权力。但他被迫必须揪出在超市行窃的小贼,而这些人却都是跟他一样同属生活无继的人…。...
乔(汤姆•汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)和凯瑟琳(梅格•瑞安 Meg Ryan 饰)是生意上的竞争对手。凯瑟琳经营着母亲留下来的小书店,那里温馨宜人,已有40年历史,为街坊所熟知。乔却是同街一间大书店的老板,凭着自身优势,一开业就搞低折扣、服务佳的策略。凯瑟琳十分排斥他的入侵,白天二人展开斗法。不料晚上却在互联网的虚拟时间中结为挚友,不知道彼此身份的夜谈,让他们感情迅速升温。
虽然他们都有自己的情侣,但网络中倾心的交往令他们决定要出来见见面。然而就在此时,乔却意外知道了这个网上知己的真实身份,从此对凯瑟琳有了全新的认识,暗暗忖度该如何接近佳人……</p>...
Sid grew up with his mother Arabella in a cheerful and somewhat naïve Apulian community, which was filled with affection and a great passion for cinema. After years away he returns to the land of his childhood where his mother had created a cinematic arena and this trip in his childhood memories will lead to a better understanding of her human and existential aspects....