As Barrymore reminds us: Nothing beats a first kiss. Who would have thought an Adam Sandler vehicle in February would be the first romantic comedy in years to mean it?
50 First Dates (2004)
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Reviews Counted:169
Fresh:75
Rotten:94
Average Rating:5.4/10
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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Reviews for 50 First Dates
Fitfully funny and touching, but don’t forget it’s firstly an Adam Sandler film....Sandler and Segal just can’t resist piling on with as many crude jokes as there are dates.
There’s a nice blend of comedy and romance at work here...I walked out feeling all warm and happy inside – literally.
A blend of Groundhog Day,Memento, Clean Slate and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
1/3 slob comedy, 1/3 romantic schmaltz and 1/3 Memento / Groundhog Day. The result is as choppy and unformed as one might expect from such a recipe.
Sandler can’t eliminate the sophomoric jokes, but opposite Barrymore he is willing to send them to the back burner so their romantic combustion can percolate up front.
It's just about impossible to dislike any movie that offers Rob Schneider getting the crap beaten out of him with a baseball bat.
The sweetness is better than the comedy, but we are not overly swamped with either.
The nagging notion that none of this is funny and much of it is sad dawns early, and that's confirmed when the movie pauses in its manic reprising for sappy sentimentalizing.
This movie paints itself into a corner from which it cannot emerge without becoming an utter disaster as far as I’m concerned.
There's a sweet romance fighting to reach the surface here, but it's ultimately a losing battle against the overpowering and sour Sandler crassness.
[Its good aspects] shame the overriding lack of commitment in finding an assured tone and better jokes.
Sandler was married last summer, and the project seems to represent the star's ecstatic response to the possibility of lifelong true love...
The category is romantic comedy. With the lack of good humor - this film is just merely romantic.
Every day Drew orders waffles for breakfast and constructs a high-rise out of them, which is not only socially inappropriate but also a violation of local zoning laws.
Even though the film's tagline confidently calls him "the ultimate bachelor," Sandler doesn't walk the walk, and Segal isn't enough of a director to sell it.
Nowhere near as good as The Wedding Singer...but what Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore share on film is most certainly no flash in the pan.
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