One Fine Day (1996)
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47% of critics liked it
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62% of users liked it
(48,946 ratings)
Even without money problems, many divorced single parents have a hard row to hoe. At the drop of a hat, a competent, responsible professional person can be reduced to a frazzled, bumbling parent, when his or her children become unexpected daytime wards. This is what happens to Jack Taylor (George… More Even without money problems, many divorced single parents have a hard row to hoe. At the drop of a hat, a competent, responsible professional person can be reduced to a frazzled, bumbling parent, when his or her children become unexpected daytime wards. This is what happens to Jack Taylor (George Clooney) when his ex-wife suddenly decides to elope, leaving their daughter with him. Unhappily for him, his reporting job demands one-hundred-percent commitment as he attempts to link corruption with city hall. The same sort of thing is true in the life of architect Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer). She must not only somehow prepare a complex multimillion-dollar real-estate development presentation, but must also keep up the pretense that she doesn't have a son because her boss loathes children. When Jack flubs his assignment of getting the two children off on a school day-trip, he and Melanie, who barely know each other, have to take turns caring for the kids. Mishap follows mishap, as the initially antagonistic Jack and Melanie get to know one another. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- PG, 1 hr. 48 min.
- Directed By
- Michael Hoffman
- Written By
- Terry Seltzer, Ellen Simon
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Dec 20, 1996 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 8, 2002
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Mike Clark, USA Today
One Fine Day is two formulaic hours, but they do illustrate how two attractive leads and a lickety-split narrative can elevate meager material into something this side of bearability.
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Rob Nelson, Boston Phoenix
Privilege and coincidence have always been central to screwball comedy, but the speed of crosstown travel here rivals Die Hard 3 for plausibility.
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Teresa Talerico, Common Sense Media
Clooney and Pfeiffer plus kids is fun romp.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Remarkable chemistry between the impossibly glamorous pair of Pfeiffer and Clooney.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Excellent romantic comedy. Exciting story of adults trying to succeed in careers with the drawbacks of children.
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Cast
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Michelle Pfeifferas Melanie Parker -
George Clooneyas Jack Taylor -
Mae Whitmanas Maggie Taylor
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Alex D. Linzas Sammy Parker -
Charles Durningas Lew -
Robert Kleinas Dr. Martin
