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50 First Dates (2004) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give 50 First Dates (2004) a score of 2.5897 out of 4

based on (317) reviews

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Excellent

(20)

Very Good

(198)

Good

(81)

Fair

(17)

Poor

(1)

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Premiere (Sara Brady)

The film feels like a natural successor to "The Wedding Singer's" strange blend of humor and humanity, a gently silly comedy that's actually romantic without making anyone sick in the process. And that just might be a first....read the complete 50 First Dates (2004) review at Premiere (Sara Brady)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

"50 First Dates'' is a mildly pleasing romantic comedy, a trifle held together by Drew Barrymore's charm and a decent high-concept gimmick: A man falls in love with a woman who has short-term memory loss, which means that every morning she wakes up not...read the complete 50 First Dates (2004) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

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MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore team up in this romantic comedy/...read the complete 50 First Dates (2004) review at MovieContests.com (Mark McLeod)

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LA Weekly (John Patterson)

Oscillating gracelessly between the coarse and the merely saccharine, 50 First Dates, directed with zero visual or comedic flair by Peter Segal (Anger Management, Tommy Boy), showcases Sandler's cuddlier side as it reprises the tepid chemistry that he...read the complete 50 First Dates (2004) review at LA Weekly (John Patterson)

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Ryan Ellis

Last Friday afternoon, a work colleague noticed my magazine was opened to an article about '50 First Dates'. She asked if I was planning to see the movie, but I shrugged indifferently. It was mere coincidence that the magazine was opened to that...read the complete 50 First Dates (2004) review at Ryan Ellis

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