A change of pace for Sandler

Rating: Null/10 (18 June 2004)

'50 First Dates' is more of a romantic comedy than an Adam Sandler comedy. Sure, there's sexual and crude humor throughout the film, but they're not the main focus of the film. I thought 'Anger Management' was hilarious, and I'm going to see 'Happy Gilmore' as soon as I can. But enough about that. Adam Sandler is charming here, as is Drew Barrymore. This bizarre tale of love in Hawaii is funny, sweet, charming, and just plain feel-good. It loathes me to write that sentence, but it's true. I love the part where Drew Barrymore beats the bejesus out of Rob Schineder with a baseball bat. Rob Schineder is the most hilarious part of the film as Ula, the perverted Hawaiian local who is Henry's best friend. Overall, '50 First Dates' is a pretty good movie.