A sweet but weightless and witless romantic comedy.
50 First Dates (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 168
Fresh: 74
Rotten:94
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Consensus: Gross-out humor overwhelms the easy chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Feb 13, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $120,776,832
Synopsis: Scatological and sentimental, satirical and sincere, 50 FIRST DATES pairs Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore in this romantic comedy about the power of love and short-term memory loss in Hawaii.... Scatological and sentimental, satirical and sincere, 50 FIRST DATES pairs Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore in this romantic comedy about the power of love and short-term memory loss in Hawaii. Henry Roth (Sandler), the local marina veterinarian, only dates tourists because he's afraid of commitment--that is, until he meets Lucy (Barrymore). Unfortunately, Lucy lost her short-term memory months ago in a car accident, and for her, each day is October the 13th. She follows the same routine every day--breakfast at the same restaurant, pineapple-picking with her dad, and eventually bed time, where sleep wipes away her short-term memory. Henry, however, refuses to be forgotten, and as his puppy love matures, he embarks on a quest to restore her memory, or at least be a part of her everyday routine. But vying for Lucy's attention isn't always easy. Sandler explores various neophytic approaches before making a video for Lucy to watch every morning, reminding her of who she is and what she's doing. The film includes a trademark Sandler ballad as Henry serenades Lucy with his ukulele and a series of familiar salacious puns. Rob Schneider plays Henry's best friend, a goofy native stoner whose physical hijinks earn numerous laughs, and a cameo by Dan Akroyd as Lucy's doctor rounds out the cast. [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Hill, Missi Pyle, Blake Clark, Luisa Strus
Director: Peter Segal
Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: George Wing
Producer: Jack Giarruputo, Steve Golin, Nancy Juvonen, Daniel Lupi, Adam Sandler, Larry Kennan
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Studio: Columbia Pictures
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Reviews for 50 First Dates
50 First Dates is reasonably good fluff, balancing lovey sentiment and low-brow laughs, though it will likely evaporate from memory as quickly as Lucy forgets her meetings with Henry.
A terrible movie by all reasonable standards -- yet it leaves a sweet taste.
it begins with a walrus vomiting... the thought of Sandler seducing dozens of honeys is enough to make anybody feel like that unfortunate walrus (goo goo goo joob).
The film moves in fits and starts, never finding its groove: It's as if the filmmakers could come up with a potentially successful premise but no way of following through.
There's also a weird sense of laziness with 50 First Dates that impedes a lot of the humor and much of the heart.
50 First Dates is not hideous. It's not horrible. It's not very good, either, but it won't make you want to go out and hurt someone from how bad it is, because it's not that bad.
The only people likely to be disappointed will be those who bother to wonder how good 50 First Dates could have been.
Sandler and Barrymore somehow manage to make the picture work at least some of the time, but you will no doubt wish the material were better -- or at least higher minded.
It may leave women sighing and men wondering why there wasn't at least one more joke about the prodigious endowments of sea lions.
50 First Dates offers a seductive vision of a quirky love. But there is a note of melancholy at the conclusion of this mixed bag of the compassionate and the crude.
The movie doesn't have the complexity and depth of Groundhog Day, but as entertainment it's ingratiating and lovable.
For all the irrelevant silliness, though, the movie never loses sight of its romantic center.
50 First Dates wants to have it both ways, but only one of them really works.
A contrived romantic comedy that can't decide whether to be charming or crass, "50 First Dates" tries to have it both ways and winds up achieving neither.
When not obsessed with hitting the giggly teenage boy demographic, 50 First Dates concentrates on a situation that requires Sandler to act grown up and responsible.
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