The Bachelor
New Line Cinema | Release Date: November 5, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
10
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
10
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Hellish matrimonial misfire.
20
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
This is one movie best left unattached. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Out of place, out of time and out of its own cultural context. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Feeble and formulaic.
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Seriously undermined by its sour tone and an unusually charmless performance by star Chris O'Donnell. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
The conclusion is a sweet bit of frosting on an otherwise unremarkable confection.
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
So unremittingly vulgar and inept it makes "The Best Man" and "Runaway Bride" look like masterpieces by comparison.
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Viewers have almost two hours to become thoroughly disgusted. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesEric Harrison
A flat-footed film. Read full review
50
TNT RoughCutDaysun Chang
A wildly silly goose chase.
38
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
Too bad the movie concentrates on the male point of view because it kicks to life when Zellweger is on screen.
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
It's up to O'Donnell to carry the show, and he's simply not up to the task.
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
An innocuous waste-of-time. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Cutesy in the television sitcom sense. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A pretty lame premise for a movie. Read full review
30
VarietyTodd McCarthy
A remarkably mirthless and inept romantic comedy. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Its satire is too broad to carry much of a sting. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Catalog of ugly female stereotypes and rotten jokes. Read full review
50
SalonMary 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
58
Portland OregonianChris Koseluk
You'll forget it tomorrow, but it's fun while it lasts.
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Painfully unfunny.
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Cheerful and unpretentious.
60
Film.comTom 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
25
Boston GlobeBetsy Sherman
A vapid, charmless update of Buster Keaton's 1925 film "Seven Chances."
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The mood is ruined by the bitchy 1990s stereotyping of the husband hunters. Read full review
50
NewsweekAnjali Arora
Offers easy wisdom and light-hearted fun. Read full review
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