The Bachelor
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.
Critics Sentiment
Buckley learns about the will's conditions and flees during the ceremony
Jimmie Shannon's crass proposal to Anne at the restaurant fails completely
The film jumps from its lowest point with the terrible proposal scene to moderate recovery when the inheritance plot kicks in, then peaks with Brooke Shields' comedic performance.
The Bachelor suffers from a disastrous opening act with universally panned performances and dialogue, particularly the botched proposal scene that reviewers called embarrassing. The middle section recovers somewhat with celebrity cameos and the highlight being Brooke Shields' delightfully over-the-top performance as the gold-digging Buckley. While the famous bride chase sequence provides memorable visual comedy, the film never fully overcomes its weak foundation and predictable romantic comedy formula.
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Chris O'Donnell
Jimmie
Renée Zellweger
Anne
Artie Lange
Marco
Ed Asner
Gluckman
Hal Holbrook
O'Dell
James Cromwell
Priest
Marley Shelton
Natalie
Peter Ustinov
Grandad
Katharine Towne
Monique
Rebecca Cross
Stacey
Stacy Edwards
Zoe
Mariah Carey
Ilana
Sarah Silverman
Carolyn
Jennifer Esposito
Daphne
Brooke Shields
Buckley
Lydell M. Cheshier
Sanzel
Robert Kotecki
Hodgman
Pat Finn
Bolt
Tim Perez
Stone
Romy Rosemont
Rita
Crew
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