"Just the Two of Us" provides an inversion of the "murder mystery" genre where the audience knows the murderer from the start. Dramatic irony reveals how flawed the scapegoat is and presents a twisted sense of justice that may or may not be served.

Two German tourists in Los Angeles, California befall a series of unfortunate events after their inevitable encounter with a homeless man that forces them to embrace what they perceive to be “true American culture”. The English spoken in the film is gibberish, meant to simulate how English sounds to non-English speakers.