Product: 50 First Dates (Widescreen Special Edition) (2004)
Rating: 3.0
Mostly well done but ultimately troubling
This movie combines themes from "Groundhog Day" and "Memento" to make a romantic comedy about a woman who never remembers the prior day, and the man who falls in love with her anyway. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore do terrific jobs as the leads, and the supporting cast is excellent too. The only problem with the movie, and it's a big one, is Adam Sandler's motivation for continuing to pursue Ms Barrymore after discovering her ailment, and the underlying sickly feeling that he is continuously taking advantage of a brain-damaged woman. Even though the movie is well-done on every other level it cannot escape that fact, and ultimately seriously undermines both the romance and the comedy.