How “50 First Dates” Reveals that Rob Schneider Is a Bad Actor
In the movie, 50 First Dates, Rob Schneider plays a character named Ula. He tried to portray a local weed smoking Hawaiian. He tried to make it seem as though he were not happy with his current life and that he was always loyal to his best friend, Henry (played by Adam Sandler). He also tried to speak with a Hawaiian accent. He tried to show different emotions about situations in order to portray feelings.
Schneider didn’t do well with any of the things he tried. It seemed like he tried, but not all that well. First of all, his accent did not sound like a Hawaiian accent at first because it seemed to sound more Mexican. Then when compared to true local Hawaiian accents, it definitely did not sound like a Hawaiian accent. While the mean things he said about his wife and his constant complaining verbally told us that he was not happy with his life, he didn’t show this by his actions or the inflection in his voice. Schneider rarely used inflections in his voice to convey emotions. Even when Henry had Ula beat up (a way to get Lucy, played by Drew Barrymore, to stop to see him), Schneider kept the same flat tone that he used for the majority of the movie. The only time that there was a true change in voice is when he would seem a little bit angry with his children.
While 50 First Dates is a good movie, it is not worth watching for the character of Ula. There are only two times in the movie that his character is actually involved in important parts of the plot. These were a time that Ula was beat up and then when Ula portrayed Lucy in a video. There wasn’t a need for the scene where Ula was beat up. That scene only seemed to be there as somebody thought it would be funny. The other scene is where he is portraying Lucy in a video with Henry. While he is supposed to be high, his portrayal is still flat. There are no emotions the show the differences of him portraying her and being himself. All of his acting seems to be with the same emotion and personality. Schneider’s character comes across almost like a zombie or pull string doll.
