The Bachelor is just as dismal a failure -- the anti-date movie of the year.
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
The Bachelor is just as dismal a failure -- the anti-date movie of the year.
Resembles a direct-to-video movie at almost every ill-advised turn because of its overall air of moronic silliness.
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.
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.
It's a rare comedy that is so painfully unfunny that it earns not a single laugh.
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