Reviewed by: Kris

Directed by: Peter Segal

Produced by: Jack Giarruputo, Daniel Lupi, Larry Kennan, Jack Giarraputo, Steve Golin, Nancy Juvonen, Larry Kennar, & Adam Sandler

Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Sean Astin, Missi Pyle, & Rob Schneider

Comedy and Romance 1 hr. 46 min. Henry Roth (Sandler), a veterinarian at an aquarium in Hawaii, falls in love with a girl, Lucy (Barrymore), with short-term memory loss, but he has to keep getting her to fall in love with him every time they meet in order for them to have a relationship, since she never remembers the last time she met him.

The previews for this movie made it look very predictable and typical Adam Sandler humor, which I usually don’t enjoy. Therefore, I didn’t really want to see this movie. The only reason I did end up seeing it is because it was part of a double feature and I figured why not see two movies for the price of one? I was pleasantly surprised at how the movie played out and it turned out to be a cute romantic comedy.

Like I said, I don’t enjoy the typical Adam Sandler humor all that much but I have to say that there wasn’t a lot of it in this movie. There are a few really dumb parts that aren’t funny, but those are few and far between. The main part I didn’t like about this movie is Rob Schneider. Schneider and Sandler often make appearances in each other’s movies, and this is no exception. And typical of Rob Schneider, he plays a very annoying character. I felt that the Schneider parts were overplayed and didn’t really have a purpose. He’s just there to act stupid, not to add anything enjoyable to the movie.

I also am not a huge fan of Drew Barrymore. I think she tries too hard in most of her films and that acts as a detriment to her being good actress. I was very surprised to see that she did a pretty good job in this one. Maybe it’s because she just has to do the same thing over and over again in this film, but I don’t think that’s why she’s good. I think this character acts how Drew acts in real life so it was easy for her to play. The character is fairly ditzy and a huge spaz, which is how I imagine Drew to be in real life.

Like I said, there are some genuinely funny and sentimental scenes in this film. There are an equal proportion of both, and so the film is fairly balanced. I laughed really hard at a few parts and was saying “awwwww” at other parts. There are some sad parts in it too and that just adds to the cute factor. It isn’t really the typical romantic comedy, but it does fall in that category. I’ve never seen a romantic comedy like this, and it’s doubtful that I ever will again.

If you like Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, then you will probably like this movie. You’ll also like it if you love to watch romantic comedies because it’s different than most you will see. It’s at least worth a rental.