Here is an old-fashioned comedy that works, thanks to adorable performances by Chris O'Donnell as swinging bachelor Jimmie Shannon and Renee Zellweger as his sweetheart, Anne. When Jimmie's eccentric grandfather (Peter Ustinov) dies and leaves his entire estate to Jimmie - provided that Jimmy marry no later than 6:05 p.m. on his thirtieth birthday (which occurs in 24 hours)--you'd think that the two lovebirds could quickly and happily tie the knot. But Jimmie, a freedom-loving guy in no hurry to be tied down, had previously messed up. When he had first proposed to Anne, he made clear by his body language and unromantic vernacular as well that he was not really ready for the big step. She could tell he didn't really want to get married. The tip-off was the way he sat the ring on the table and said, "You win."

Now with money his incentive, Jimmie is eager to get hitched. Thinking that Anne is out of the country, he sets out on a mission to find a bride. One by one, he approaches his ex-girlfriends, and one by one, they rejected him. Watch out for Brooke Shields here, absolutely ravishing as Buckley. Buckley is a poised debutante perfectly willing to marry in an instant - until she discovers that she will have to live under the same roof as her husband for ten years and have at least one kid with him.

My other favourite character here is Jimmie's best friend Marco (Artie Lange), who takes out an ad for Jimmie, which resulted in Jimmie being chased by a thousand aspiring brides through the streets of San Francisco. Absolutely hilarious!

Renee Zellweger plays a ditzy Anne who's willing the give Jimmy a second chance, but even $100 million wouldn't get her to marry him when he himself isn't ready.