College grads Sheriff (Vince Vaughn), Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix) and Tony (David Conrad) meet by chance and become close friends while touring Asia on vacation. They close out a month-long trip to Penang, Malaysia with a reckless drug-addled spree. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony are pressed to return to paradise to share responsibility for a drug charge that all three committed to save the imprisoned Lewis' life from a scheduled execution -- a decision that would imperil their own lives.