Dave Smith, a middle-aged African-American man in an interracial marriage, seeks a share of the American Dream. He quits his steady job and sinks every penny he owns into opening Dave's Bar. The business flourishes until a swankier competitor opens right across the street. Forced to fold his entrepreneur's tent, Dave's swagger disappears. Now, out of work, broke, and facing the big Five O and a deeply disappointed wife, he must stop licking his wounds and try to reclaim the good life he once had before it's too late.