The Bachelor (1999 film)

The Bachelor is a 1999 American romantic comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Gary Sinyor and written by Steve Cohen.

It is a remake of the 1925 Buster Keaton silent comedy film Seven Chances and stars Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger.

Soon his list is depleted, but his last choice, Buckley, accepts: she detests Jimmie but wants his money to prop up her family's fortune.

Realizing that he loves Anne and is ready to 'take the plunge', Jimmie, after being up all night, rests in the church where Marco had promised to deliver a bride.

He finds Anne in the train, but she has discovered a newspaper with its front page asking, "Would you marry this man for $100 million?"

The website's critics' consensus reads, "Clichéd, witless and irritating, The Bachelor proves Chris O'Donnell is no Buster Keaton.

"[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 31 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

[4] Stephen Holden on The New York Times said the film "builds up some of the zip of a silent-film comedy, although its satire is too broad to carry much of a sting.

[6] The Bachelor ultimately grossed $37 million worldwide making it a modest box office success.