The Bachelors Page #5

Synopsis: After the loss of his wife, BILL PONDER (Simmons) and his 17-year-old son WES move out of their small town into the big city in an attempt to have a fresh start. As they each begin to adjust to their new life and seek ways to heal their wounds, they both find comfort in newfound romance. Wes meets LACY, an introverted but fierce girl whose enigmatic personality captivates Wes' attention, and Bill meets CARINE, a compassionate and elegant teacher whose own past heartaches resonate with his. As relationships are tested, Bill and Wes grow apart and back together again while discovering their true selves in the process.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Kurt Voelker
Production: Freestyle Digital Media
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Year:
2017
99 min
295 Views


- What'd you say?

- I said I don't know.

- Why would you say that?

- 'Cause I don't, I guess.

You mad?

- Why would I me mad?

- I don't know.

Some people really

don't need a reason.

She say something to you?

- Maybe.

- You know,

whenever I talk to you

it kind of feels like

I'm on some dumb cop show

and you're like

the surly suspect

who doesn't want to

give up any information.

- She was just being really

nice and I was wondering

if you had said something

about what you saw.

- I promised I wouldn't.

- Yeah?

- Dinner time.

- I'm not hungry.

- You are

hungry and you're eating.

I'm not raising an anorexic.

- She said you are

hungry, you're eating,

and she's not

raising an anorexic.

- Yeah I heard her.

Mom Wes is here.

- So, he

eats doesn't he?

- Well this should

be interesting.

- Sorry for the complete

absence of flavor, Wes.

It was Lacy's

fathers turn to cook.

- Lacy, why don't you

tell your mother that

paying the mortgage,

credit cards, tuition,

every other bill that

comes in to this house,

it doesn't leave me much time

to cultivate my culinary skills.

- Why don't you

tell her yourself?

- So Wes, are your

parents still together?

- Barbara and Davis are

getting a divorce but

on the advice of council

neither is willing to move out.

- My mom passed away last year.

- I'm sorry to hear that, Wes.

- I'm sorry too.

The difference is

I actually mean it.

- Tell me about the belt.

- That's a Jeanie thing.

She used to tease me because

my belt would kind of

drift over that way

as the day went on.

Said I should just

start out the day

with it where it

was gonna end up.

So one day I just

started out with it there

and made her laugh.

She said it was

only fitting because

I was a little off

center to begin with.

- She had a good sense of humor.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

So I find that grieving spouses

usually fall into

one of two groups.

One describes

their loved one as

someone who filled

a void in them.

The other describes

them as someone who

added a dimension to the

person they already were.

Which would you say

best describes you?

- It's both.

- Which would you say you favor?

- All of the above.

- Okay, fair enough.

I'm just looking for

something to help us move on.

- From what?

- From your wife, Bill.

The only way you're

going to feel better

is if we figure out someway

for you to let her go.

You recognize that don't you?

- Yes.

- Okay.

As for the Lexapro finding

the right medication

can sometimes be a trial

and error process so

I'm gonna switch you

something called Cymbalta

see if that works

better for you.

- Fine.

- Bill?

- Hello.

- What a coincidence.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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