50 First Dates

2004 "Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day."
6.8| 1h39m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 13 February 2004 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.

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stangpt-72073 Keep it simple Stup**...That's the point here. It's about our relationships with family and friends that really matter. Adam working a character who is foot loose and fancy free bamboozling women for a good time and moving on...Typical singular episode for both menfolk and womenfolk alike....especially in 2018.....Adam meets Drew, has a revelation, and everything changes for the better with a lesson learned......Good happy time movie.
chaubeyshruti 50 First Dates is a love story of a beautiful couple,this movie shows a essence of true love.The lead male character Henry is shown pervert but when he falls in love with Lucy, he decides to be with her for rest of his life. Henry makes her fall in love him each and every single day, I loved that how patient and caring he was, his way of approaching the whole situation about Lucy was incredible. The story is very simple with no hidden meanings in it. People who are into watching Love Stories can go ahead with this movie, you guys are definitely gonna love it and probably you will fall in love with your partner again.This movie will make you smile, laugh and cry. Some scenes are very funny you are definitely gonna laugh specially Ula's character is very funny which keeps the grip of this movie and makes it balanced in every aspect of love and fun.
zkonedog In his earlier efforts, Adam Sandler was known for his goofy comedy in movies such as "Happy Gilmore", "Billy Madison", and even "The Waterboy". With "50 First Dates", however, Sandler tries to add a bit of emotion into his juvenile sense of comedy. The result is closer to chaos than consistency.For a basic plot summary, this movie sees Hawaii-based ladies man Henry Roth (Sandler) living the bachelor life by churning through one woman after the other. When he meets Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore), however, everything changes for Henry. The reason? Due to short-term memory loss, Lucy relives the same day over and over again, never remembering the events of the previous 24 hours. Thus, Henry must decide whether to take advantage of this situation, or help Lucy live a happier life.The trouble with this movie is that Sandler's crude sense of humor does not mesh well with the more heartfelt tone of the overall picture. It is almost as if two movies are going on at the same time...one where Sandler cracks sexual jokes with his buds (of which again include Rob Schneider), and one where Sandler interacts on a more personal level with Barrymore.It would have taken a great directorial effort to make this juxtaposition work, but unfortunately Peter Segal just wasn't up to the task in this case. The movie actually needed to focus a bit more on the "serious" stuff and leave off some of the crudeness. Had that happened, it would have worked much better due to the intriguing "memory-loss" concept.Thus, I was solidly underwhelmed by "50 First Dates". It isn't unwatchable, but it really can only succeed as an adolescent "date movie" for those new to Sandler's comedic persuasions. It may make you think/feel on a deep level for a second or two, but those moments are quickly abandoned for another crude joke or sight gag.
borowiecsminus The premise for this movie was, quite frankly, pure genius. It was one of those rare ideas that could be brilliant as either a comedy or a drama. This could have been a harrowing, yet beautiful love story. It could have been a riveting, intelligent comedy. But when they cast Sandler, it became neither.Instead of telling an almost comically tragic story of love prevailing against impossible odds, they take a real medical condition and stretch it and stretch it until it becomes almost offensively unrealistic. I swear, "Finding Nemo," who only had the condition for laughs, did it better than this movie, which was fueled by its very presence. The directing is alright. There's rarely anything specifically wrong with directing in a movie. In addition to this, there were multiple occasions where I found myself laughing. There was one occasion that I was cracking up.But those are the only redeeming qualities. The acting, writing, and realism are all atrocious.The writing is my biggest problem. Once again, it takes a fantastic premise and wastes it on lesbian jokes. It wastes it on slapstick. It wastes it on vomit jokes. It wastes it on butt crack jokes, and worst of all, it wastes it on Adam Sandler.Which brings us to the acting. Barrymore was actually very good in this movie; I'm not going to lie. Especially considering the incredible emotion she's tasked with portraying, she's phenomenal. There are very few actors or actresses who can successfully pull off that very specific emotion of realizing that, well, this is the thousandth time you've seen that tape.That being said, Sandler was absolutely horrible. Over the many, many years he's been making movies, he seems to have mastered the emotions of "happiness" and "weirded out" down to a science. Unfortunately, this movie requires him to feel actual emotion, and play a character that isn't exactly who he is already, and in the department of actually acting, he seems to be at a loss.Really, really atrocious.