Directed by:
Peter SegalScreenplay:
George WingCinematography:
Jack N. GreenComposer:
Teddy CastellucciCast:
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Sean Astin, Rob Schneider, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Hill, Allen Covert, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, Pomaika'i Brown, Jonathan Loughran (more)VOD (5)
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Henry (Adam Sandler) lives an enviable life in a Hawaiian paradise, spending every night with a beautiful tourist in search of an island fling. It's a sweet life with no strings attached... until he meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore). He and Lucy hit it off from the get-go, but the next day she acts like she doesn't know him. Has his karma come around to kick him in the butt or what? Actually, Lucy has short-term memory loss so every night all memory of her day is erased. But a man in love will go to any lengths to win over the girl of his dreams, and if that means having to find imaginative ways of doing it over again every day, then Henry's up for the challenge. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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Easily forgettable crap with a sort of time loop premise that was handled much more funnily and smartly in Ramis’s Groundhog Day. Surprisingly little awkwardness for Sandler, and the king of awkwardness here, Rob Schneider, is also mysteriously tolerable (except for a couple of dodgy jokes). The basic prerequisite for enjoying this comedy, however, is not to dwell on the holes in logic and the sheer ridiculousness of the plot. It was an almost impossible task for me.
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Each of us is intimately familiar with this situation: the smaller the expectations, the greater the enthusiasm for an otherwise average film. And vice versa - the greater the expectations, the more bitter the disappointment, even though objective reality is somewhere in the middle. I seriously expected very little from this movie, or rather "nothing." After watching it, I initially intended to give it four stars with excitement, but then I pondered it and erased a star. Rob Schneider is slightly less awkward than usual, but he still overacts and Sandler also recalls his worst acting several times (most notably in the scene where he cries on the boat, reminiscing about lost love). Nevertheless, despite all of this, it is still the best Sandler comedy with surprisingly civil performances from both main characters and a funny storyline. Overall impression: a decent 65%.
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Universal life hack: If you are in a bad mood, watch 50 First Dates. The script perhaps is not tight enough to deserve cult status, but Hollywood would kill today for this load of great ideas, effective jokes and likeable characters. A film with not only Sandler but also Rob Schneider and the delicate Sean Astin at their comedic best – and every time I watch it is just as great fun as the first.
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I like Adam Sandler, and he's one of the few actors who, for me, can play in a romantic comedy and be funny at the same time. This comedy has a concept, an interesting story, and great characters, not just the ones in the main roles. Surprisingly, I liked this film even more after the second viewing, which doesn't happen to me very often.
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If Sandler had managed to leave out his typical toilet-humor elements which don’t really suit the concept of this movie, it could have been a great comedy. A nice, rather nutty idea with potential for lots of really good scenes was not used to the full. The result lies about half-way to its ideal destination. And it’s neither particularly funny, nor romantic. But it’s nice to watch and easy to relax to. In other words, it serves its purpose to the letter. And even Sandler is bearable in some places.
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