Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
cast
Michelle Pfeiffer as Melanie Parker
quote
Melanie: You MUST be Kristen's ex-husband?
Jack: Why do you say that?
Melanie: [pointing to Maggie] Well, that's Kristen's daughter...
"One Fine Day" is yet another romanctic comedy in the "Sleepless in Seattle" vein. It has two people in love, two cute kids, and jobs that are just too much for an ordinary person to handle. But, "One Fine Day" is a film that is rather hostile.