One Fine Day (1996)

One Fine Day arrived just before The Peacemaker as jut-jawed George Clooney with his impish twinkle and macho swagger began migrating his overwhelming popularity on two TV seasons of ER by winning fans on the silver screen. (After The Peacemaker, Batman & Robin, and O Brother Where Art Thou, he was officially Hollywood gold.) His pairing in One Fine Day with the attractive and talented Michelle Pfeiffer makes for wonderful chemistry and the two make the most of it from dawn to dusk in this script. As our story opens, each star plays a single parent with a surpassingly demanding professional day -- and their tykes miss their field trip. She has a critical international presentation to make and he has a major investigative article to complete. They can't stand each other but learn to cooperate to make it through the day. Aside from the too-tidy Hollywood trope of falling in love in one day (or in one soul-searching gaze or embrace), One Fine Day is a rollicking adventure of romance with cute kids in tow that is always welcome for an encore viewing in my book. 4 stars.