When Rob Schneider has the best performance in a film, you know you are in trouble

Rating: 5/10 (4 June 2004)

I went to this movie expecting to like it. I usually enjoy Drew Barrymore, and Adam Sandler had good chemistry with her in "The Wedding Singer". 50 First Dates starts with a sad premise (a person with short term memory loss), and then adds a ridiculous idea (that someone would try to meet this person and "reromance" her on a daily basis, after she forgets him) to attempt another "romantic comedy", which, as usual, was not romantic and not funny. Fortunately, Rob Schneider (who is usually weak) is quite hilarious in his sidekick role, to keep the film from being a total waste of time. The rest of the cast seems to realize this film is a lost cause and sleepwalks through the whole affair. I gave this film a 5/10 for Schneider's antics, plus some good performances by the trained animals (and, no, Sandler is not included as one of the animals). Probably best to wait for cable on this one.