Guy takes control of his life via universal remote

Rating: 7/10 (3 October 2006)

Could be a hit, could be a miss I thought. Lots of not funny humour here, some laughable fart jokes and an original, (I'd never seen it before!) if a bit stupid, plot. Worth watching for Chris Walken's and the Hoffmeister's appearances alone. Wow! Sandler 'buys' a remote control that can control his life: skip arguments, foreplay during sex, boring dinners, waiting for promotion etc.
Sounds great, no-one gets hurt, but it all starts to go wrong. The film shifts from happy go lucky, daft Rom-com, to quite a dark tale, revealing the selfishness of his (Sandler's) acts, and the neglect of his family and the depressing outcome.
Go and see it. This was rated about 6.9/10 - and that seems fair enough. Probably many worse films out there and many worse Sandler films on DVD. (This is my first attempt at an IMDb review so sorry if it didn't help - don't rate my rating!) Jim