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Bachelor, The
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
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Based on 6 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Romance
Written by:
Roi Cooper Megrue (play Seven Chances)
Steve Cohen
Directed by: Gary Sinyor
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 5, 1999
DVD: April 18, 2000
Running Time: 101 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for language
Starring Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger, Artie Lange, Brooke Shields, and James Cromwell
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)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
Cheerful and unpretentious.
Film.com Tom Keogh
The 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.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Chris Koseluk
You'll forget it tomorrow, but it's fun while it lasts.
Salon.com Mary Elizabeth Williams
The only thing more disappointing than a truly awful film is a merely weak one that has some really fun moments.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
Feeble and formulaic.
USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
The conclusion is a sweet bit of frosting on an otherwise unremarkable confection.
TNT RoughCut Daysun Chang
A wildly silly goose chase.
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Its satire is too broad to carry much of a sting.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Marc Caro
Too bad the movie concentrates on the male point of view because it kicks to life when Zellweger is on screen.
New York Post Lou Lumenick
So unremittingly vulgar and inept it makes "The Best Man" and "Runaway Bride" look like masterpieces by comparison.
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Out of place, out of time and out of its own cultural context.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Seriously undermined by its sour tone and an unusually charmless performance by star Chris O'Donnell.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Viewers have almost two hours to become thoroughly disgusted.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
It's up to O'Donnell to carry the show, and he's simply not up to the task.
San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
Painfully unfunny.
Boston Globe Betsy Sherman
A vapid, charmless update of Buster Keaton's 1925 film "Seven Chances."
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
The mood is ruined by the bitchy 1990s stereotyping of the husband hunters.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Hellish matrimonial misfire.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
The Season Of Gilbert Mulroneycakes gave it a 4:
Ah, Mr Sinyor. We meet again...for the last time! The Bachelor is at least better than Gary's last venture, the nigh-unwatchable rom-com "Solitare For 2". This one works a little better, probably because he didn't write it himself, like he did with Solitare. He is a good director, I'll give him that. He has a good eye for composition and a neat sense of pace. Unfortunately, the material's a nothing. It's not unenjoyable, just sort of meh. A masterpiece compared to Solitare For 2, mind.
