Into the Sunset

You lost me at "karaoke."(posted by Alissa)

Logline: Charged with stalking his dream girl, Charlie relies on best friend Shania to help win her over. But scheming Shania secretly loves Charlie, and her "helpful advice" seeks to make Charlie fall in love with her instead.

Synopsis:

What would you do to win over the person of your dreams?

Hopeless idealist and anime aficionado Charlie Welshman will do anything to win Flavia's heart. But after being convicted of stalking his dream girl, his best friend and roommate Shania, takes over responsibility for him. A no-nonsense junior accountant, Shania promises to help Charlie achieve nirvana by giving him the social tools needed to win Flavia over.

But Shania has dreams of her own, and her "help" is really designed to cure Charlie of his Flavia fantasy by making him fall in love with her instead. Unfortunately her plans tend to backfire in unexpected ways, and she ends up giving him genuine confidence that he can steal Flavia's heart. Desperate to stop this from happening, Shania convinces Flavia's ex, Seth, to get back together with Flavia again. After seeing Flavia with Seth, a discouraged Charlie finally agrees to seek treatment for his Flavia "addiction."

When the person treating Charlie reveals that Shania loves him, Charlie, angered by her betrayal, breaks off their friendship. But he soon realizes that Shania holds the key to winning Flavia, since only she knows what makes a girl fall in love with him. Charlie and Shania cut a deal whereby Shania will help Charlie get a genuine shot at winning over Flavia by helping him put his best foot forward. If it doesn't work out, then Charlie agrees to be with Shania.

On Shania's advice, they got to a karaoke bar where Charlie sings his heart out for Flavia, Flavia recompenses him with a smile. Shania, who realizes the game is up, runs away, heartbroken. Charlie searches for her desperately but can't find her. He calls 911 but before he can report her as a missing person he receives a text message from Flavia asking to meet in the park. Charlie runs off, dropping his cell phone. When Shania returns to the apartment and reads the message on his cell, she swallows a bottle of painkillers and lies down to die, facing the setting sun.

The movie ends with Charlie and Flavia in the park, walking into the sunset, as the haunting siren of the ambulance carrying a dying Shania fades out in the distance.