Easily One Of Adam Sandler's and Drew Barrymore's Best.

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2015)

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore scored high in classic 90s comedy, The Wedding Singer. Their second collaboration tops that, making it one of the best movies either party has done.
Henry Roth (Sandler) is a vet from Hawaii and is the ultimate bachelor who gives girls the best first date of their lives, then ditches them. When he meets art instructor, Lucy (Barrymore), he realizes that he's finally ready for commitment. The catch? Lucy was in a car accident one year before and suffered a rare brain injury where she attain any new memory after the day of the accident. She lives everyday thinking it is her father's (Clark) birthday. They go on a series of dates, that is truly funny and heartwarming.
This is the Adam Sandler I miss. He does wacky and immature comedy that plugs many laughs, and still gives a wondrous life lesson. The problem with him today is, he can't find an even balance between the two. The Grown Ups movies had good lessons, but weren't funny and the second one made no sense. Blended has a nice serious side, but was not funny at all. 50 First Dates is hilarious, makes sense, and has great seriousness that it needs. The main idea of this is that love has no boundaries. Henry doesn't mind that Lucy forgets who he is everyday, because he loves her so much and is willing to do anything for her. This general premise has been done, but 50 First Dates is nearly at their levels as a whole. The comedy and moral are at all-time highs for the two stars.
3.5/4