Hard-drinking car salesman Paul Zadzik (Rob Schneider) finds his miserable life starting to look up when a group of holy men appear on his doorstep and proclaim him to be a revered spiritual leader known as The Chosen One. Meanwhile, as Paul's cynical mother and Buddhist monk brother (Steve Buscemi) take great delight in singling out his many shortcomings, the man who always failed at everything - including marriage - discovers that all it takes to turn your life around is a little self-confidence, and the support of someone who really cares.