so so

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2004)

50 First Dates is a watchable, sort of funny but nothing more. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler have genuine chemistry. The film's premise, about a guy who falls in love with a woman with no short term memory is not very funny. The movie gets off to a slow start, with Barrymore's father and brother trying to tell her it's the same day all over again day after day. This part of the movie is not believable because sooner or later she would catch on. The second half improves because it has more of Barrymore and Sandler together. Still, I am not a big fan of Adam Sandler or Drew Barrymore. Sandler plays the same character over and over again. I think Barrymore is a good actress who has wasted herself in one mediocre movie after another, such as the Charlie's Angels movies. I think she can do better. A generous 5/10