50 First Dates
Mr. Cranky's rating:
How can somebody make a film as hideously awful as "Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle" and ever be allowed to work again?
Apparently, Adam Sandler has forgiven Drew Barrymore. I certainly haven't. How can somebody make a film as hideously awful as "Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle" and ever be allowed to work again? If Drew were a major league ball player who screwed up like that, the team wouldn't just kick her down to the minors; it would deport her.
There just aren't many jobs where screwing up royally gets you more work (certain oily CEOs excepted). Drew's unimpeachable status, however, is confirmed by the soft, golden light she's bathed in throughout the film, the same one directors use in TV commercials to show that the constipation has gone away.
Drew is the beautiful Lucy Whitmore, whose only major drawback as dating fodder is that she's suffered a brain injury that prevents her from retaining short-term memories. Naturally, for Hawai'i veterinarian Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) this is less a reason to flee than to finally to devote himself to one woman, even if she does turn his life into an endless remake of "Groundhog Day."
Think "Memento" meets "When Harry Met Sally." Sadly, the director spends so much time setting up the preposterous premise that the second half of the film is like watching a bear trying to free its leg from a steel trap. Apparently, Lucy has been living nearly a whole year waking up every morning thinking it's the same day, and everyone around her bends over backwards to play along.
If only I could wake up tomorrow and forget this film.
Was it really that bad?
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this movie got bad reviews JohnBoy19
Drew Barrymore morganlefey
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"Eurotrip" at 100% on Tomatometer Aron
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[obligatory cameo appearance] Eamon
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And Jessica Terminal_Boredom
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2003 Crankyland Movie Awards nominees so far Aron
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Well... Aron
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Movie list comments: M_H
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"Bad Santa"s ending Scorsese_fan
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Ola Drew_Atreides
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Holy crap, forgot all about "Big Fish" Pseudonym
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Lionel Critico
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From a technical standpoint... Lionel_Cosgrove
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Friday 13th, 2.02pm. Throwing_Muses
Thursday 12th, 7:08pm. Xur
Thursday 12th, 10:09 pm Theodoric
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Thursday 12th, 7:41pm Xur
Thursday 12th, 10:41pm Theodoric
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Theo... jessica-renee
Yes, ma'am Theodoric
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Yes Theo. Xur
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That depends. Xur
I am. jessica-renee
Not yucky, my dear, "young" Theodoric
Ahem... jessica-renee
Screw formatting. jessica-renee
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I like beer and football. jessica-renee
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Yeh. John_Doe
Excellent! Xur
Er, that was for Jessica, not Doe. Xur
When I'm in my thirties... jessica-renee
I'm waiting, Jessica... Xur
Fine then. Xur
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X-MAN / xgm NiceMarmot
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50 First Kates Xur
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That's just the thing, though. Xur
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"wigger"? Aron
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and someone obviously does listen to leykis mia_wallace
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i'm just saying mia_wallace
Now that's irony, mia... Slothrop
again, how am i a racist? mia_wallace
I don't mind Leykis... skilly
"or dare to dare to expectorate in my presence" MR_MUCUS
Oh, I'm sorry mia, I thought we were playing... Slothrop
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i used to listen to leykis mia_wallace
I used to listen to the Gin Blossoms... Slothrop
The real trouble with Seattle... MR_MUCUS
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You have trouble, Dan? church
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Church Dan_in_Cincinnati
Those are stupid women... jessica-renee
I suppose it depends on how you ask. Xur
The key here is PATIENCE following up on xur's comment John_Doe
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homeboy mia_wallace
Aron you are younger than me I think Dan_in_Cincinnati
Slothrop beat my ass last night... skilly
Dan church
Church I don't think it is claptrap Dan_in_Cincinnati
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Hmm. Xur
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