Though my wife is physically handicapped, my mother has severe short term memory loss. That's writing genius, something you don't see very often, and Sandler, Barrymore, and Sandler's acting troupe handle it perfectly. So, Sandler, the lothario who forgots his relationships with mainlanders after one week finds himself in love with a woman who forgets hers in 24 hours. She forgots everything she's learned during the day while she sleeps. The brain cells which move short term memory to long term storage are destroyed. What Sandler doesn't know is that Barrymore has brain damage. What captures Sandler's attention, even more than her beauty, is Barrymore's creativity. He discovers Barrymore having breakfast in a local bar and grill. He wants nothing to interfere with his dream of studying walruses. Sandler convincingly plays a marine biologist(!!!)in Hawaii who enjoys "entertaining" the "mainlanders." Sandler doesn't date "locals". The goofy humor makes the basically tragic scenario not only bearable but almost pleasant. Certainly the animals add a lot to the farce. If Schneider wasn't playing such a farcial role, he would be a natural for an Oscar. While "50 First Dates" is a superior movie, I don't know if I can take the melancholy ending again.įor once I'm grateful for the Khamakazee antics of Sandler's acting ensemble, particulary Sean Astin and Rob Schneider. My wife and I watch "The Wedding Singer" at least once a year. Together, they produce a romantic team comparable to Gere and Roberts, Day and Hudson, Grant and Loren and Tracy and Hepburn. Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler create a synergy that neither has been able to capture with anyone else. Take a little "Memento," Add a generous helping of "Groundhog Day," and even a little of "Sommersby" and you have "50 First Dates".
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