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50 First Dates (2004)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:17

Rotten:20

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Gross-out humor overwhelms the easy chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude sexual humor and drug references

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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Stupid, coarse and abysmally unfunny.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
02/26/04
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Ends up making you pine for Lucy's gift of forgetting.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/18/04
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
Village Voice
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This movie paints itself into a corner from which it cannot emerge without becoming an utter disaster as far as I’m concerned.

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02/17/04
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore shine in this sweet, flirty comedy about a man who falls for a woman with short-term memory loss.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
02/14/04
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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A chick flick for guys, with a pH balance in perfect equilibrium between the crass and the sweet.

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02/13/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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50 First Dates possesses an undeniable heart. The bad news is that it will still be buried underneath layers of stale Sandlerisms tomorrow, and the next day, and the next.

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02/13/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Vast majority of the humor is so grotesquely obvious and crudely presented (in addition to being mildly crude in and of itself) that Sandler dissenters are guaranteed to remain just where they are.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/13/04
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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If there's one thing to commend in 50 First Dates, apart from the finest walrus performances this side of Marineland, it's Barrymore, whose irrepressible cheerfulness and buoyancy at least makes Henry's motivation anything but mysterious.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
02/13/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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The jokes in 50 First Dates aren't jokes, and the bits aren't bits so much as scattershot gestures in the general direction of comedy, at which an audience is expected to laugh, not at the joke, but at the comic's attempt at humor.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/13/04
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Uneven, shapeless and crushingly repetitive.

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02/13/04
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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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.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
02/13/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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A terrible movie by all reasonable standards -- yet it leaves a sweet taste.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/13/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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Crude, lewd and shameless? You bet.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
02/13/04
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The only people likely to be disappointed will be those who bother to wonder how good 50 First Dates could have been.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
02/13/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Much of this is very sweet, even touching, but it just isn't funny.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
02/13/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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It may leave women sighing and men wondering why there wasn't at least one more joke about the prodigious endowments of sea lions.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
02/13/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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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.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
02/13/04
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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The movie doesn't have the complexity and depth of Groundhog Day, but as entertainment it's ingratiating and lovable.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
02/13/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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50 First Dates wants to have it both ways, but only one of them really works.

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02/13/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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50 First Dates is more of a romantic comedy than an Adam Sandler comedy.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/12/04
James Berardinelli
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