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Bachelor, The
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The Movie:
Aside from the questionable decision by the studio that Chris O'Donnell could actually carry a movie, the problems with "The Bachelor" lead me to the obvious question - where to begin? From the awkward narration to the stale acting, the movie's only fine quality remains Renee Zellweger, an actress so sweet in nature you can't help but feel sorry for her in a role so thin as this.
O'Donnell plays Jimmie, a guy who's afraid of long-term relationships and anything dealing with that "marriage" word. At the begining of the film he meets cute with Anne(Zellweger) and soon, things are going well...or a little too well, actually. The time comes when Jimmie has to propose, and he bombs - badly.
This is where O'Donnell fails - or at least, he begins his failure. It's an unlikable character, and the actor does nothing to improve our view of him. So when his grandfather suddenly passes away and leaves him 100 million dollars in his will IF he marries by 6:05 on his 30th birthday and does a number of additional tasks that aren't worth caring about.
They aren't worth caring about in a movie where I almost wanted the lead character to fail. O'Donnell's performance here is so lame and without personality it makes the movie almost unbearable to watch. The ideas and concepts that this film presents about relationships are so painfully simplistic that I almost had to laugh. Of course, Jimmy has to run to find a bride within the scheduled time period, but I barely cared about any of it.
A better screenplay, developed characters and NO Chris O'Donnell, and this may have been a halfway decent movie. O'Donnell though, simply ruins it. "The Bachelor" is 101 minutes, which is exactly 102 minutes too long.
The DVD
VIDEO: New Line has rarely ever failed in coming up with impressive work from the image quality of their DVD releases and "The Bachelor" is no different. Images are perfectly sharp and clear throughout, with some moderately enjoyable scenery now and again. Colors are very warm and well-saturated, making for a movie that, although not very pleasant to listen to, is moderately enjoyable to look at. Colors never bleed, and flesh tones are accurate and natural.
No problems with shimmering or pixelation, and the print is crystal clear. Nothing beyond the usual great effort expected from New Line.
SOUND: Just like there isn't much creative about the movie, there wasn't much creative use of sound involved with this film, either. Although occasionally the surrounds recieve some slight use, they're not used terribly often or to great effect. The music sounds rather good - dynamic and crystal clear, but other than that, the only thing involved here is the dialogue, and 99% of it is simply horrifying.
MENUS:: Non-animated main menus that are film-themed and easy to navigate. Nothing wrong with them, nothing much to them, either.
EXTRAS:: Just the theatrical trailer and DVD-ROM material, including script-to-screen acess.
Final Thoughts: Although New Line has done a very good job on the DVD (no suprise.), the movie is simply awful.
Aside from the questionable decision by the studio that Chris O'Donnell could actually carry a movie, the problems with "The Bachelor" lead me to the obvious question - where to begin? From the awkward narration to the stale acting, the movie's only fine quality remains Renee Zellweger, an actress so sweet in nature you can't help but feel sorry for her in a role so thin as this.
O'Donnell plays Jimmie, a guy who's afraid of long-term relationships and anything dealing with that "marriage" word. At the begining of the film he meets cute with Anne(Zellweger) and soon, things are going well...or a little too well, actually. The time comes when Jimmie has to propose, and he bombs - badly.
This is where O'Donnell fails - or at least, he begins his failure. It's an unlikable character, and the actor does nothing to improve our view of him. So when his grandfather suddenly passes away and leaves him 100 million dollars in his will IF he marries by 6:05 on his 30th birthday and does a number of additional tasks that aren't worth caring about.
They aren't worth caring about in a movie where I almost wanted the lead character to fail. O'Donnell's performance here is so lame and without personality it makes the movie almost unbearable to watch. The ideas and concepts that this film presents about relationships are so painfully simplistic that I almost had to laugh. Of course, Jimmy has to run to find a bride within the scheduled time period, but I barely cared about any of it.
A better screenplay, developed characters and NO Chris O'Donnell, and this may have been a halfway decent movie. O'Donnell though, simply ruins it. "The Bachelor" is 101 minutes, which is exactly 102 minutes too long.
The DVD
VIDEO: New Line has rarely ever failed in coming up with impressive work from the image quality of their DVD releases and "The Bachelor" is no different. Images are perfectly sharp and clear throughout, with some moderately enjoyable scenery now and again. Colors are very warm and well-saturated, making for a movie that, although not very pleasant to listen to, is moderately enjoyable to look at. Colors never bleed, and flesh tones are accurate and natural.
No problems with shimmering or pixelation, and the print is crystal clear. Nothing beyond the usual great effort expected from New Line.
SOUND: Just like there isn't much creative about the movie, there wasn't much creative use of sound involved with this film, either. Although occasionally the surrounds recieve some slight use, they're not used terribly often or to great effect. The music sounds rather good - dynamic and crystal clear, but other than that, the only thing involved here is the dialogue, and 99% of it is simply horrifying.
MENUS:: Non-animated main menus that are film-themed and easy to navigate. Nothing wrong with them, nothing much to them, either.
EXTRAS:: Just the theatrical trailer and DVD-ROM material, including script-to-screen acess.
Final Thoughts: Although New Line has done a very good job on the DVD (no suprise.), the movie is simply awful.
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