Sustaining a marriage for life can be a difficult task, and dealing with poor decisions, financial problems, infidelity, and the physical problems of aging can make loving one person for life seem like an insurmountable task that may not be worth it. Art and Marion Fowler have reached such a point in their marriage. After years of dedicated service to a financial institution, Art has been unceremoniously downsized. The big fixer-upper that turned out to be a money pit is on the verge of foreclosure. The affair that Art had 20 years ago still weighs on Marion's mind and emotions, but she has never confessed that she herself has dallied.
The couple decides to determine the fate of their marriage, literally, on a gamble. They return to Niagara Falls, their honeymoon destination, taking all of the money they have in the world with them. Their plan for their second honeymoon is to see the sights, perhaps rekindle their passion, and to either lose everything ( to return home to divorce and build separate lives) or to return home with enough casino winning to begin life, and their marriage, anew.
Quite frankly, Art and Marion's vacation is awful. Long lines, stomach troubles, fatigue, and too much alcohol create a sort of little vignette of their miserable life back home, but somehow they work as a team toward their goals. Will love (and luck) triumph? Think about the title, then read and find out!
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