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50 First Dates Movie Rating:  Weak & Unfunny | |
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Henry (Adam Sandler) is a vet living in Hawaii whose sexual magnetism is so strong
he has an endless string of romances with tourists. Then he meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore)
and falls for her and her only. The problem? She has short-term memory loss and
can't remember him from day to day, which forces them to meet in that cute movie
way again and again for the rest of the film.
Think Groundhog Day. Then think Groundhog Day without the humour. The weakest of weak, unfunny scripts (that includes cute kids, funny animal antics, bodily function slapstick, and cloying, forced heart-warmth) coupled with ham-fisted direction keeps Sandler and Barrymore freeze-dried through the entire film. It'll be the 50 worst dates of the audience's life. |
Drew Barrymore. ©2004 Columbia Pictures. |
Mild
