has its flaws, but worth watching

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2002)

Entertaining romantic comedy set in the midst of the lively 1980s. Sandler is a small town wedding singer who abandons the notion of love after his fiancÃ©e dumps him at the altar. He finds a friend in waitress Barrymore, but when he discovers that she's about to marry a real jerk he gradually begins to fall in love with her. Not the type of role you'd expect from lead actor Sandler, yet the film is engaging and sweet, with good performances, plenty of laugh-out loud moments, and a dazzling display of wardrobe to give homage to a very memorable era. Humor is needlessly crude at times, but two very appealing leads keep it afloat. ***