Retired Richard "Rick" O""Connell (Brendan Fraser) was struggling to learn fly fishing in Oxfordshire, where he lived in an extravagant manor with author/wife Evelyn (Maria Bello).Marty hates his prolonged bachelorhood but he is realistic about his prospects - he would marry if he could find an accepting female who wouldn""t reject him ("Whatever it is that women like, I ain""t got it").During his possible mental breakdown, Lester""s decision to make radical, ultimately fatal changes to his depressing suburban life also led to his demise.The military drama followed in the long tradition of naval mutiny and court-martial films, such asMutiny on the Bounty (1935),The Sea Wolf (1941),Treasure Island (1950),andBilly Budd (1962).