Had My Fun.....

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2004)

This was probably one of the better times I've had at the movies.... Now I am not saying this because this movie was filmed in Hawaii, but I truly enjoyed everything about it.. From the soundtrack, to the cast, to the directing, to the writing. This movie made me feel so good when it was done, I caught myself smirking at its quirkier moments.
The soundtrack to this film rocked my reggae socks off. It comprises of neat reggae-fied remakes of popular 80's tunes. One of the prominent songs I like is "Hold Me Now" performed by Wayne Wonder. It's amazing, catchy, and upbeat which is conducive to this movie, and was no doubt inspired by the 2 lead characters of this movie.
I believe that one of the elements that made this movie work for me was the casting. You absolutely could not go wrong with casting Adam and Drew. These 2 had so much chemistry going on between them. I know for a fact alot of people were expecting The Wedding Singer 2. But in the end, you've got to realize that the characters and situations in "50" are totally different than "Wedding." I've also got to say that both Rob Schneider and Sean Astin shined in their supportive roles.
As for director Segal's directing, it is by far one of the most beautiful I'd seen for a romantic-comedy . I loved how the tempo of the film worked. Many of the elements of why I like the film so much is attributed to how well this movie was directed, especially in a scene I would like to call "Reenactment on a daily basis." As we all know whenever there is a good movie, one can attribute that to the excellent screenplay.
The screenplay of this film was extraordinary. I am a self-proclaimed romantic, so the premise of having to make your girlfriend fall in love with you on a daily basis attracts me. But what you've got to know here is that the girlfriend here has amnesia - so to make her fall in love with you, it is all the more challenging. It is something that if I was in truly in love I would do for her, but would certainly not wish this situation on anybody. That being said, I thought the screenplay handled the situation rightly. And then you add all the elements of a screwball comedy, and you will get something that will resonate in people(it sure resonated on me!!).
Anyways, to put things in perspective, this is a movie that stands on its own to feet, and certainly one I'd see at the theater again before getting it on DVD.