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My Date with Drew (2003)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 19

A love-it-or-hate-it stalkerazzi documentary, My Date With Drew effectively draws on America's celeb-obsessed pop culture so that viewers either unabashedly identify with it, or are filing restraining orders on Drew Barrymore's behalf.

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 21
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 7

A love-it-or-hate-it stalkerazzi documentary, My Date With Drew effectively draws on America's celeb-obsessed pop culture so that viewers either unabashedly identify with it, or are filing restraining orders on Drew Barrymore's behalf.

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Movie Info

For years, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on a pretty girl. There's nothing so strange about that, or even that the girl in question is the famous actress Drew Barrymore. What is unusual is that Herzlinger decided to do something about it. Herzlinger was flat broke and out of work when he won 1,100 dollars on a game show, and decided it was time to make his dream come true -- and make a movie about it at the same time. Herzlinger and a friend bought a high-end video camera at an electronics

Jan 3, 2006

$85.2k

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All Critics (64) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (19) | DVD (4)

Brian wants to meet Drew. By the end of his movie, we want to meet him.

May 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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In this TV reality show masquerading as a movie documentary, Brian Herzlinger is a creepy voyeur, a run-of-the-mill loser who obsesses about living the celebrity high life but lacks the talent to pull it off.

August 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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If this unemployed gofer can land a date with a superstar, maybe there's hope for all of us.

August 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Comment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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[Barrymore's] radiant, sexy 'n' sweet manner provides a happy heart for this silly little love song of a movie.

August 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Comment
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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If you're weirdly disinterested in the promotion of Herzlinger's career, this movie may offer all the delight of being slowly dragged by a pickup truck along a stretch of remote rural flat-top.

August 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Don Quixote meets Bowfinger meets Swingers for the reality-TV generation.

August 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
Globe and Mail
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The creator of this odd film that wants to be considered a documentary (fat chance) is an idiot.

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | Comment
Cinema Crazed

A reality movie which turns entirely on the likeability of a nerd in heat.

May 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | Comment
Upstage Magazine

Definitely one of those "stand up and cheer for the little guy" type of films, which probably has old Frank Capra grinning wherever the hell he is.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

essentially a well-assembled home movie

January 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Any film that can make you cringe at its honesty, laugh at its insanity and yet follow along hook line and sinker is something special.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

...inspiring and uplifting.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Although charming at times, My Date With Drew comes across as more than a little bit creepy given the present context of celebrity stalkers - not to mention the sight of a middle-aged man fawning over the portrait of a young child.

November 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Views | Comment

The film's apparent naïve charm started working on me until I was hooked by its schleppy hero-filmmaker and its screwy -- borderline stalker -- premise.

October 5, 2005 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Herzlinger comes across as kind of a nebbishy Everyman, except funnier, luckier, and in possession of the most tolerant, supportive friends on the planet.

September 26, 2005 Full Review Source: AV Club | Comment
AV Club

The result is amusing, although it offers little insight into concepts of fame or fandom.

September 23, 2005 Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | Comment
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

In equal measures joyous, bumbling and insecure, Herzlinger deftly captures the man-on-the-street appea.

September 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | Comment
Arizona Daily Star

I am getting sooooo tired of bad home movies getting theatrical releases.

August 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | Comment
Internet Reviews

This film, like the actress who inspired it, has an appealing sweetness that sneaks up on its viewer.

August 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Seattle Times

It's like reality TV, only twice as irritating.

August 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment
Miami Herald

Herzlinger forges through Hollywood's network of hangers-on and D-list celebrities, merry in his existence as a worthless twit.

August 19, 2005 Full Review | Comment
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

In My Date With Drew, the 'Drew' part is a lot more interesting than the 'My' part.

August 18, 2005 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | Comment
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Audience Reviews for My Date with Drew

Interesting enough to follow through to the end. Drew Barrymore is a sweetheart.

September 27, 2011
itsjustme2004

Super Reviewer

"30 Days, $1100, For  an Ordinary Guy to get a Date with Drew Barrymore"I did not anticipate liking this documentary as much as I did. Brian takes a risk and tries to get a date with his dream girl, Drew Barrymore. He goes through endless amounts of people to try to get the date. We see Eric Roberts and Corey Feldman

August 2, 2011
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Melvin White

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