- Studio: New Line Cinema
- Release Date: Nov 5, 1999
- Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger
- Summary: A tale of love and its motivating factors, The Bachelor is a contemporary update of the 1925 Buster Keaton classic "Seven Chances." Jimmie Shannon (O'Donnell) is a confirmed bachelor who has 24 hours to find a bride and get married in order to collect a $100 million inheritance. (New Line Cinema)
- Director: Gary Sinyor
- Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 26
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Mixed: 10 out of 26
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Negative: 15 out of 26
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75Cheerful and unpretentious.
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60The true star of this film, funny and often breathtakingly lovely, Zellweger carries virtually every scene in which she appears -- which aren't nearly as plentiful as one might like.
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38Out of place, out of time and out of its own cultural context.
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Too bad the movie concentrates on the male point of view because it kicks to life when Zellweger is on screen.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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