‘50 FIRST DATES’: PAIRS UP FREQUENT SCREEN PARTNERS
A romantic comedy that is, if you can believe it, turning 20 years old this month, 50 First Dates is still charming even today.
50 First Dates (2004) Film Review
Outgoing and colorful, Lucy (Drew Barrymore) is happy and it’s this that draws Henry (Adam Sandler) towards her. A ladies man who doesn’t stay in relationships long, Henry finds Lucy different. But he’s in for a rude surprise when, he learns that Lucy is special. She’s different and isn’t someone for Henry to easily leave when he moves on.
When Henry tries to pick up on their rapport at the diner from the day before, Lucy is more than a little standoffish; who is this stranger? She’s in no mood to let him explain. He needs to leave. What Henry doesn’t know is Lucy really doesn’t remember him or their meeting. Every day that Lucy wakes, the day before is erased, which causes her more than one complication.
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Compared to most I see, 50 First Dates isn’t a story I see often. It’s entertaining and re-teams former co-stars. Drew Barrymore was always one of the most entertaining actresses on screen. She always plays (in what I saw) likable characters who are easy to love and root for. A comedic actor, Sandler always plays in funny guy roles and in this, while he continues that streak, he gets to play a character with more care and heart, too. It’s fun to see.
I love the setting for this, and the brightness of the outdoors. All of the pretty tropical scenes keeps this one looking cheerful and pretty. I also like the concept of the film and how Henry helps Lucy, and in turn she helps him differently. The family bonds and connections are sweet too though not always as frequent as they might have been.
Perhaps not a fan favorite in the way of some of its peers, 50 First Dates is still a good time and a fun film to see whether it’s for the first time or the fiftieth.
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Content: this one has some sexual innuendo (women boast in the opening about a week they spent with a ladies man), and scenes of a couple in bed together. There’s crude humor about animals and sex; a woman is called a man many times. An animal vomits all over someone. There is some normal PG-13 profanity.
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