Based on the novel by Alain de Botton, My Last Five Girlfriends tells the story of Duncan, played by Brendan Patricks, who when we meet him, is seriously considering taking his own life. It?s not the jolliest way to open up a romantic comedy, granted, but it kick-starts a journey for Brendan where he tracks down his previous five girlfriends. The idea, as you might have guessed, is to find out from them just where he?s being going wrong in life.