The Bachelor (1999) Movie Information:

The Bachelor (1999) Directed by: Gary Sinyor The Bachelor (1999) Written by: Roi Megrue, Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, Joseph Mitchell, Steve Cohen The Bachelor (1999) Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger, Hal Holbrook, James Cromwell, Artie Lange, Edward Asner, Marley Shelton, Sarah Silverman, Stacy Edwards, Rebecca Cross

The Bachelor (1999) U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema The Bachelor (1999) U.K. Distributor: Entertainment

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The Bachelor (1999) Synopsis:

Jimmie Shannon values his freedom more than life itself. As his male peers, even his best buddy, Marco, begin to hook up in marriage, Jimmie continues happily plugging away with his dating lifestyle, in no rush to find "the one." When he least expects it, Jimmie crosses paths with the adorable Anne and falls in love. After a three-year relationship, Jimmie feels the pressures of commitment and decides to "give in", reluctantly proposing to Anne at the most romantic of restaurants. Sensing his uncertainty and angry over his botched and lame attempt at a proposal, Anne dumps Jimmie back into the town known as "Bachelorville." Shortly thereafter, Jimmie's grandfather passes away and wills a $100 million inheritance to his grandson, on the condition he marries before his thirtieth birthday, which is less than twenty-four hours away...

The Bachelor (1999) Movie Review:

Formula, formula, formula

When they wrote the script to this Movie did the writers forget to put in anything that hadn't been done a thousand times before in so many other Movies?

Chris O Donnell stars in this oh so 80's Movie about a guy who has to get married before his 30th Birthday or he doesn't get his massive inheritance. Well woop de doo, do we care? Do we heck. Oh the twist it as well so he only has a day to get married because they only tell him a day before his Birthday, oh and he doesn't want to get married to his long time girlfriend (Rene Zellweger). Oh how exciting.

Cue tons of scenes with him chasing after all his exes to find someone to marry. Maria Carey for some reason is one of them. Naturally she just loves herself. Erm in the Movies you aren't supposed to be yourself are you ?

This film also jars with the idea that all men don't want to get married and that all women want to do is get all slushy and get married. Talk about stereotypes.

There is little chemistry between the two leads either surely an important factor in a romantic comedy.

Guess what happens in the end , though ?

No I aint revealing 'cos I'm sure you have guessed already.

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The Bachelor (1999) review written by: Gary Gray