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The Bachelor

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The Bachelor (1999)

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Reviews Counted:64

Fresh:6

Rotten:58

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Predictable and unfunny, it's a poor homage to Buster Keaton.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Chris O’Donnell stars in this comic tale of a commitment-shy bachelor who must rectify his ways if he wants to receive a multimillion dollar inheritance from his deceased grandfather. After ruining... Chris O’Donnell stars in this comic tale of a commitment-shy bachelor who must rectify his ways if he wants to receive a multimillion dollar inheritance from his deceased grandfather. After ruining a genuine proposal with a pathetic statement, Jimmie Shannon's (O'Donnell) girlfriend Anne (Renee Zellweger) leaves him. When he realizes his grandfather's only stipulation--that he get married by 6:05 on his 30th birthday--happens to be the very next day, the hunt is on for a bride-to-be. Armed with his friend (Artie Lange) and a ready-to-marry priest (James Cromwell), Jimmie spends the next 24 hours tracking down his former girlfriends, trying to find a suitable partner. THE BACHELOR is a remake of Buster Keaton's SEVEN CHANCES (1925). [More]

Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zelwegger, Hal Holbrook, Ed Asner

Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zelwegger, Hal Holbrook, Ed Asner, James Cromwell, Artie Lange, Stacy Edwards, Marley Shelton, Peter Ustinov, Sarah Silverman, Rebecca Cross, Jennifer Esposito, Mariah Carey, Brooke Shields

Director: Gary Sinyor

Director: Gary Sinyor
Screenwriter: Steve Cohen
Producer: Lloyd Segan, Bing Howenstein
Composer: David Hughes, John Murphy

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Reviews for The Bachelor

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01/01/00
Cornell & Petricelli
Cornell & Petricelli
CinemaSense.Com

The Bachelor is just as dismal a failure -- the anti-date movie of the year.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Darryl Sterdan
Darryl Sterdan
Jam! Movies

The Bachelor is just as dismal a failure -- the anti-date movie of the year.

Full Review Source: Winnipeg Sun | comment Comment
01/01/00
Darryl Sterdan
Darryl Sterdan
Winnipeg Sun

A painful journey.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Feeble and formulaic.

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Desmond Ryan
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer

Business as usual.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

Resembles a direct-to-video movie at almost every ill-advised turn because of its overall air of moronic silliness.

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

A pretty lame premise for a movie.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
N/R

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01/01/00
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

O'Donnell and Zellweger are easy on the eyes, but we're asked to take it on faith that they have other qualities that would make a person care for them.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Los Angeles Times
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While O'Donnell's anxious groom-to-be is likable enough, his lack of comic timing does little to improve Steve Cohen's unimaginative script.

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01/01/00
Francesca Dinglasan
Francesca Dinglasan
Boxoffice Magazine
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01/01/00
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

It's a rare comedy that is so painfully unfunny that it earns not a single laugh.

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01/01/00
Gary Mairs
Gary Mairs
culturevulture.net

The Bachelor makes for a fine date movie.

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01/01/00
George Meyer
George Meyer
Orlando Weekly

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Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
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The biggest problem here was the script and direction.

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01/01/00
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

An old-fashioned comedy that shouldn't work but does.

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01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

The film's one-joke premise eventually wears out its welcome.

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01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Steve Cohen's screenplay, is pretty much DOA.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
 
 
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