Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Damon) arrives in a rural town with his
sales partner, Sue Thomason (McDormand). With the town having been hit
hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the
local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling
rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an
easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected
schoolteacher (Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by
another man (Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and
professionally.
