Jimmie (Chris O'Donnell) has a girlfriend of three years named Anne (Renee Zellweger). It truly is time for him to make a decision on their future so he schedules a dinner at a posh restaurant and buys a ring. However, he bungles the proposal so badly that Anne says no way and decides to go to Greece on a work assignment. Bad timing, this is. That's because Jimmie's grandfather suddenly expires and his will requires Jimmie to be married by his next birthday in order for him to inherit an absolute boat load of money. Got that? The birthday is only a few days away. If Anne is not willing, Jimmie must find another bride or his company and all of its workers will have dismal futures, too. Out comes the old black book. Jimmie pursues his old flames and tries to convince one of them to marry him. One (Brooke Shields) even dons a wedding dress and starts the ceremony only to bolt when she hears the groom wants children. Will no one in the city of San Fran be willing to marry a potential millionaire, and a very cute one at that?This is a charmer of a movie for anyone who delights in a mixture of laughter and love. O'Donnell and Zellweger, two very beautiful people, are wonderful as the on again, off again couple. The script is total fun as, at one point, a church full of women in wedding gowns are waiting to marry Jimmie. The setting and costumes are very worthy indeed, also. This is the movie to whip out when you need a jolt of sunshine on a cloudy day. It has that wonderful quality needed to erase the cares of the world for any viewer, anywhere, anytime.
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