the bachelor ( 1999 ) star represent chris odonnell and renée zellweger and james cromwell and hal holbrook and and brooke shield director represent buster keaton and gary sinyor run time represent 101 minute rat pg 13 ( for language and some sex relate dialogue ) by blake french represent new line cinema appear to be on a losing streak this year with release flop and encounter narrow critical success with their production . from drop dead gorgeous to detroit rock city and to body shot and now the bachelor . this movie be a romantic comedy that contain such a flat feeling and predictable plot and it be arguably the bad film release by this production company all year . the bachelor accommodate a story center on undeveloped character and the one dimensional situation they be place into . the male romantic lead here be play chris odonnell and and his name be jimmie shannon and who be supposedly in love with the usually dependable renée zellweger and where here be anne . jimmie and anne be develop within a brief three minute open scene where one meet the other at a coffee house when they exchange about ten word with each other . their conversation be of pointless proportion and and have no clue of prepare any romantic chemistry or witty dialogue for u . thus there be no believable quality between anne and jimmie and and this be just the opening sequence . how can a romance be effective if we do not buy the couple a a couple from the first scene . we couldn not care less about the character so far in the film and mainly because we lack knowledge concern them . but soon afterward and jimmie proposes to anne at a fancy restaurant and where for some reason and she be offend at his verbal presentation . you see and the film be so hopeless for romantic tension and it use the anne character a a stubborn and unhappy brat in attempt to raise it . the film require a delay in the engagement and due to an upcoming gimmick . now we have anne angry at jimmie and hence take a trip to some place far away in the very near future business matter . these event be present be to increase what little dramatic tension there . it also require jimmie to clean up his act before anne leaf . then one of his old relative die and whose will leave jimmie over one hundred million dollar and if his current life applies toward his requirement represent basically he have to be marry within a day . the conflict be introduce in the beginning of the second act and instead of at the start the picture . not that it really matter where the problem be bring to our attention and because we do not care about the outcome of any relationship here . the rest of the film have jimmie run from ex girlfriend to ex girlfriend desperately propose to each so he can receive the cash promise . after a brief appearance by a popular pop singer and to an almost successful wed to a bitchy character play by brooke shield and jimmie only find himself deep in love with the girl in his heart and anne . i will not announce if anne and jimmie find true love in each other . nor will i say if jimmie inherit the million leave to him . the only thing we know by the trailer and poster be that somehow jimmie will be trail by hundred of angry bride to be down the street of his home town . this scene be highly anticipate and and energetic and but never really funny . the way it be carry out wreaks of hilarity and but lack slapstick quality and and believe it or not and it doesn not provoke any laugh . the support role be overact and exaggerate and but the main character be greatly underplayed . the two romantic lead be bore and shallow and witless puppet of the plot . that be most certainly the reason why i find myself enjoy the side character . brooke shield contribute an effective performance with a small side character . and james cromwell and a a kind hearted priest and be easily the most interesting character in the movie the only thing be and he utter but ten line throughout the movie . the performance from chris odonnell and the renée zellweger come off a dreadfully dual and unimaginative and wither . odonnell doesn not bring any charm to his otherwise likable character and and end up perform with conventional and utterly undertaken style . and zellweger and who be so good in one true thing and have nothing to do here and beyond follow the command of the plot . what a colossal disappointment . another thing absent in the bachelor be laugh and which be no where to be find . the way the film be portray be not funny at all and mainly because after the gimmick be introduce we receive more and more of the same unfunny marital . this be due to the severe lack of concern for the character . one of the viewer i screen the production with literally fell asleep during this movie . she say that this be because it be bore . i say it be because we care so little and know so little about the character and we feel tired and slumberous . conclusion statement represent half way through the bachelor i still do not know the character name . and personally and i never do care enough to learn them . bring to you by new line cinema .