Two Thumbs Up.

Rating: 6/10 (22 June 2004)

I hated 'The Wedding Singer.' Still do to this very day. So imagine the glee I had popping in another Ms. Barrymore/Sandler romantic comedy, that played on one of my favorite movies of all time, 'Groundhog Day.' The result is a mixed blessing, with the end result of you despising the Beach Boys in all their chessy glory.
Bachelor Sandler plays with the ladies on vacation in Hawaii. Imagine his own surprise when he falls for one of the girls on the island who can't remember him the day after.
You know the movie was funny in the first half, until the movie settles in on the reality of Barrymore's condition and gets depressing. The movie does get sad and long. But thankfully, there are some funny moments involving Schneider and the penguin and walruses are better tools than the bloody one-trick ferret in 'Along Came Polly.' I prefer this one compared to the Mrs. Aniston-Pitt/Stiller nightmare.