Funny and heartwarming

Rating: 5/10 (24 June 2006)

I have always enjoyed Adam Sandler movies. He has a certain quality about him that makes him funny no matter what he does. However, in "Click" he shows a serious side that many of us have never seen. Michael Newman (Sandler) is caught in a problem that nearly every family faces. Work or family? Of course, he also can never manage to turn his television on without setting off some other electronic device in his home. His wife is played by the talented Kate Beckinsale, who is not clad in leather nor defeating evil like in her previous movie. When Newman travels to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to find a universal remote his world is turned upside down. His remote controls everything, not just his television. With his new found device he toys around a little, skipping traffic, arguments, and family dinners. However, when the remote suddenly starts controlling him, Michael is thrown into even more problems than he began with. This is not your average Adam Sandler movie, and I will warn you, bring tissues! The touching moral to the story is likely to bring tears to even the toughest men and women.