Day 8 - 01/08/2019

  Starting out with what appears to be just another Adam Sandler movie, 50 First Dates surprises with the deep theme and intricate moments it leaves along the line. The not so lighthearted romcom, brings a different take on the short-term memory loss, making a convincing for a picture that will break the status quo of this formulaic genre. 

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  Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) is a persistent man that meets a lovely young Lucy (Drew Barrymore), girl he's interested in. Without knowing, he pursues this complicated relationship with this girl that suffers short-term memory loss, not remembering anything for a full day. Her family members, saving him from any suffering that constantly comes from living with her, try to shove some sense into Henry. 

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  Despite the silliness painted all over the story, the focus of the movie is clear and delivers what it promises. The romantic core is kept throughout Henry's journey, which still brings the happy ending of Sandler's movies, but does keep us believing that anything is possible. 

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  The shortcomings come in the form of its overall simplicity, with characters such as Ula (Rob Schneider) and Alexa (Lusia Strus) serving as pure comic relief and not having any detailed personality attributed to it, and the lack of comedy attributed to the genre. 

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  As a rule of thumb, romantic comedies are a low risk but low reward kind of movie, but with a romantic focus on it, 50 First Dates brings a more memorable experience, worthy of 7.1 stars out of 10.