美丽白领麦乐迪•威尔德(Saffron Burrows 饰)的人生跌入谷底,她被诊断患有喉癌,只有两个月的生命。与此同时,她丢掉了工作,男朋友也提出分手。 心情糟透了的麦乐迪搬到一间大房子,用信用卡买了一堆昂贵的生活用品。而优渥奢华的物质条件依旧无法满足她心中的空虚。在麦乐迪童年时,曾为了橱窗中红吉他朝思暮想。于是她订购了一把红吉他自学起来,期间更和一对男女发展出放纵的关系。 但造物弄人,当一个人享受生活时,死亡不期而至,当她从容面对死亡时,死亡却悄悄溜走……The transformation of a woman after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness, fired from her thankless job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she blows her savings and maxes out her credit cards to pursue her dreams, which include romance and learning to play the electric guitar.