Sandler fans may like it but generally it is weak and not particularly funny

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2007)

As unlikely as it may seem, Henry Roth is a wow with the ladies and living on a tropical island means he gets to have short relationships with many beautiful tourists who are there for only a short time. This has bred a fear of commitment into him but a chance meeting with the beautiful local Lucy threatens to change that. They share a breakfast and Henry is smitten, agreeing to meet up the next day. However the next day she has no memory of him and he finds that he has to win her over again and again.
In fairness to Adam Sandler he is not to blame for me not really liking this film. You see he made it clear from the very first scenes that this was going to be a film just like all his other films, with the same slightly crude and childish sense of humour and the same broad and basic approach to plotting and character development. In a way it is the same as putting a warning sign on an electrical panel to make sure that you don't go into unless you know you can deal with it. And so it is here with a film that relies on crude characters, cute kids and animals to get laughs and seems totally at sea when asked to deliver anything other than the most simplistic and formulaic of emotions. The plot awkwardly mishandles the central concept so that it is never convincing even on the very simple level that the script needs it to be.
For fans of Sandler though there are laughs to be had. Personally I didn't laugh more than once or twice but others may find it differently. That said though, I was surprised by how much the clunky plot took away the scope for the usual laughs and it was noticeable. Sandler plays the same character he always play with the same performance he always does. I found it hard to believe he could get all these women but he suits the material I suppose. Barrymore is stuck with a hopeless task. She needs to bring out feeling and pain in her character to make it work but she is in a film where this doesn't really matter and when she tries it, she is actually taking away from what the film is trying to do. Schneider does his usual stuff; he is crude and amusing but it is hardly wit. Astin's character is great fun and he works it well although why Dan Aykroyd bothered is beyond me.
Overall then a fairly basic and obvious film. If you like even the weaker Adam Sandler films then you will like this but otherwise you should probably just avoid because it is nothing different from his usual stuff and does as little as you expect it to do.