If anyone's looking for a perfect slice of 1990s nostalgia, The Bachelor is it, which is ironic because it's a remake of a 1925 Buster Keaton silent film. I guess one could make the argument that nothing's changed in seventy years. Things have definitely changed in the past twenty years, though, because this story could never be remade for a 2019 audience. Feminists beware, you will absolutely hate this movie unless you're able to put aside your political and social issues and have a good time.
Chris O'Donnell stars as the title character, a term that has undergone such changes throughout the centuries, and is one of many reasons why this movie is un-remakeable. In 1995, a bachelor was not a playboy who had a different woman every night, but instead a man who enjoyed his unmarried life the way it is and didn't want to get tied down. Chris has a steady girlfriend, a young and adorable Renée Zellweger, but he doesn't want to take the next step. The opening sequence of this movie is hilarious, as the film shows wild horses running on the open range, avoiding a lasso. Chris compares his bachelorhood to wild mustangs. As his friends in the film bite the bullet and get married, they each get caught and lassoed. Chris just doesn't want it! However, when Chris's grandfather dies and leaves him a fortune on the condition that he marries before his thirtieth birthday, he's in quite a rush.
This is one of my favorite '90s comedies, and for me, it never gets old, unfunny, or offensive. Several household phrases in my family found their origins from this movie, and while I could easily quote you a sample scene to demonstrate the humor, it's impossible to just choose one! From Chris's "Could you please leave?" to Renée's "He botched it!" to Hal Holbrook's attempt to pawn off his underaged granddaughter, to Peter Ustinov's inappropriate blurts with a megaphone, everyone in the supporting cast works with humor and chemistry to make this a classic. Chris is so adorable and has great comic timing; who else could follow Buster Keaton's classic scene of running away from hundreds of brides and make his own version immortal? Rent this movie, and get ready to laugh yourself silly.
Chris O'Donnell stars as the title character, a term that has undergone such changes throughout the centuries, and is one of many reasons why this movie is un-remakeable. In 1995, a bachelor was not a playboy who had a different woman every night, but instead a man who enjoyed his unmarried life the way it is and didn't want to get tied down. Chris has a steady girlfriend, a young and adorable Renée Zellweger, but he doesn't want to take the next step. The opening sequence of this movie is hilarious, as the film shows wild horses running on the open range, avoiding a lasso. Chris compares his bachelorhood to wild mustangs. As his friends in the film bite the bullet and get married, they each get caught and lassoed. Chris just doesn't want it! However, when Chris's grandfather dies and leaves him a fortune on the condition that he marries before his thirtieth birthday, he's in quite a rush.
This is one of my favorite '90s comedies, and for me, it never gets old, unfunny, or offensive. Several household phrases in my family found their origins from this movie, and while I could easily quote you a sample scene to demonstrate the humor, it's impossible to just choose one! From Chris's "Could you please leave?" to Renée's "He botched it!" to Hal Holbrook's attempt to pawn off his underaged granddaughter, to Peter Ustinov's inappropriate blurts with a megaphone, everyone in the supporting cast works with humor and chemistry to make this a classic. Chris is so adorable and has great comic timing; who else could follow Buster Keaton's classic scene of running away from hundreds of brides and make his own version immortal? Rent this movie, and get ready to laugh yourself silly.