60
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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyVarietyDirector Frank Coraci and scripter Tim Herlihy work in concert to maintain a quality of farce rooted in human comedy.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAdam Sandler and Drew Barrymore make an appealing couple in this silly but very likable 1998 romantic comedy set in 1985.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs a romantic comedy, the picture is pleasant, predictable, and utterly weightless.
- 60L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisSandler smirks a good deal less than he did in his last two movies, and with a couple of acting lessons, he might develop into a screen presence.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekFrank Coraci's '80s-nostalgia comedy is predictable and unevenly paced, and it lunges too often for the easy joke.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghYes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis movie desperately wants to be liked. The problem is, there's not much here to like -- at least nothing that's new or interesting.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt is a harmless and occasionally hilarious pop comedy good for a few bargain yuks.
- 50San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco ExaminerThe considerable appeal of this movie has to do with its roots in those nice, comforting love stories of the 1930s.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe screenplay reads like a collaboration between Jekyll and Hyde.