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50 First Dates

2004

Peter Segal

Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin ...

6.0

35,423

Romance. Comedy When Arctic marine life veterinarian Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) isn’t tending to the sea animals at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, he’s breaking the hearts of mainland tourists in search of a vacation romance. A long-term relationship for Henry is out of the question. It would scuttle his 10-year dream of sailing to Alaska to study the underwater life of walruses. Henry is close to making his dream come true when his schooner, the Sea Serpent, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie doesn't have the complexity and depth of 'Groundhog Day' (...) but as entertainment it's ingratiating and lovable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s a kick to see the adorably sexy Barrymore back in relaxed form again (...) Right now, she’s the closest thing to sunshine you’ll find at the movies (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"About 25 too many."	NEU
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"A chick flick for guys, with a pH balance in perfect equilibrium between the crass and the sweet."	POS
United Kingdom	Nev Pierce Empire	"A sweet, warm and funny romantic comedy."	POS
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Stupid, coarse and abysmally unfunny."	NEG
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"'50 First Dates' is working awfully hard to be romantic and not hard enough to be a comedy."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"As a comedy, '50 First Dates' is standard Sandler, but as a love story it left me pleasantly buzzed, if not quite punch-drunk."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that the film doesn't resort to an easy cheat at the end. It plays things straight, and still manages to satisfy"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Barrymore's simpering presence dilutes Sandler's a little, but this is an experience I want to forget"	NEG
United Kingdom	Simon Braund Empire	"Warm and funny Adam Sandler rom-com. Yes, you read that right. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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