50 First Dates (Blu-ray)

The most depressing 'comedy' I have ever seen. I'm not generally someone who is prudish about what is a reasonable target for comedy, and dealing with mental illness in a romantic comedy is not in itself shocking or out of the question. It's just that the particular illness featured in this film (not being able to remember ANYTHING from one day to the next) means that the whole film really is rather depressing from beginning to end. Particularly the 'happy' ending, which for me was exceedingly bleak. I'm not saying that every romantic comedy has to be a comfortable, middle-of-the road romp, but both the writers and cast were clearly unable to ...  Read the complete review