Positive-I think we’re being a little harsh on the movie. If you do see this film, take it with a grain of salt. A head injury can be very severe (Ted forgetting all sensory information in ten seconds) to fairly mild (the gentleman at the front desk of the head injury institute). One other positive thing about this film is the way that severities and range of head injuries are portrayed.
As vulgar as the language is, it is, unfortunately, no worse than the conversations one can overhear in a junior high school hallway. For parents wanting to protect their children’s ears, I would not recommend seeing this film, unless your child is in the public education system. I would not allow anyone under the age of 13 to see this movie. The language involved in this film is not much different than one would see on the street. Because you never see a scene of Sandler and Barrymore engaging in the act, this movie rates as one I would see again. Positive-“50 First Dates” does have a cute storyline of a man continually having to convince a woman of his love for her. Although Hollywood gets closer on this one (because of the lack of sex scenes), they work too hard at homosexual content and mindless vulgarities to really recommend this one. It would be great for Henry to experience the indescribable joys of a meaningful relationship that God has designed. Of course, laughs are enjoyed along the way, and it is easy to cheer the maturing Henry on towards the development of what may be his first real relationship, a relationship built on the intent to always love and not short-lasting physical attraction. Being highly offensive to Christian viewers and completely unnecessary to the enjoyment of any viewer it begs the question of why is that content in there. Amazingly, they are completely unnecessary to the development of what is an otherwise good romance story. There are many profanities and fraternity-like references to women, body parts, functions, etc. As Henry and Lucy’s relationship grow these themes do diminish, but unfortunately they never truly stop. Without question the movie’s biggest downfall is the repeated vulgar and homosexual comments that run from start to finish. Even Henry seems to grasp this point which would have seemed impossible from early scenes where several women are describing their brief steamy affair with the elusive Henry. There are many romantic first kisses however and they do help to show the sex-right-now group that more is not necessarily better. There is one mostly-clothed bed scene but sex is not necessarily implied even though they do spend the night together. In fact, as his real love for her grows his lust for her diminishes. This movie offers a twist from the typical Hollywood romance where couples are usually in bed barely after a date or two, Henry, because of the newness of each day, is actually unsuccessful in getting Lucy to sleep with him. Despite his one-night-stand skills which have served him well in meeting travelers to his state of Hawaii, Henry must first win over her family and ultimately make a lasting impression on Lucy. The obvious difficulty is developing such a relationship when each day must start over from scratch. The real challenge comes when he truly falls in love with her and begins to actually look for a lasting, meaningful relationship. He is ever resourceful and brings fresh pickup lines to each encounter, bringing laughs with each one. Henry, the supreme shallow flirt, finds a real challenge in sweet Lucy as each of their meetings is forgotten and he has to successfully earn her affection each and every day. Henry is allured to a lasting relationship with Lucy who can no longer lay down short term memory after suffering a severe head injury. This Valentine opener finds the womanizing Henry ( Adam Sandler) trying to win the affection of the beautiful Lucy ( Drew Barrymore).