Richard Gere delivered an award worthy performance as a middle-aged, upper middle class, Jewish schlemiel. It is not a comedy, although there are several amusing episodes. Norman is doomed to spend his life alone and he has no idea why. He has no visible means of support and doesn't have a job. He just hangs around. Eventually you wonder if this is an allegorical story. There is something like a plot, however. He performs an incredibly generous act for someone who becomes an internationally important person. That person sees Norman in a different light than the movie audience. Is that person right about Norman and are we wrong? The final scene of the movie answers that question. This is very worth seeing.