Could have been better.

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2006)

"50 First Dates" features Adam Sandler in a more subdued comedic role than he has previously exhibited in films. His performance in "50 First Dates" is much akin to "The Wedding Singer", which is a pleasant deviation from his recently zany roles in outrageous comedies. He is teamed once again with Drew Barrymore, and, they once again develop a romance- yet is a romance really a romance when one of the partners cannot recall your name the following morning? Lucy(Drew) appears to have a memory problem, short-term amnesia, where she cannot recall any events of the previous day. This is a sweet, charming, sometimes too sentimental, sometimes too implausible, and even smart, romantic comedy, featuring some delightful performances by Sandler and Barrymore, who once again prove their status as a romantic team in movies. The ending lacked much resolution, but at least it ended on a good note.