Fans of Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler will no doubt love 50 First Dates. Me, on the other hand -- not so much. The plot gimmick is a "Groundhog Day"-like one wherein Barrymore wakes up each day with no memory of the previous day, having lost her "short-term memory" in a car crash the year before. Naturally, Sandler's character is smitten with her, and finds it difficult to romance a woman who can't remember him from one day to the next. Within this framework is built a broad romantic comedy, with Sandler playing a more sympathetic character than his usual role. To me, the setup seems contrived, the humor seems forced, and the happy ending seems to have no basis in the story that went before. Grade: B-
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