Great Concept. Sadly, It's An Adam Sandler Movie...

Rating: 3/10 (24 September 2013)

Think of this: A comedy about a workaholic father who's tired of his life and dealing with menial work who finds a time-bending remote that allows him to fast forward through the boring bits of life, but sadly gets out of hand quickly.
Are you kidding? That's a great idea! Get Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, or Tim Allen on the phone! We have a comedy that will be the best of the ye- Oh, you picked Adam Sandler... We're doomed.
For the three of you who don't know, Adam Sandler is a comedian from Saturday Night Live who has a number of talents, but has somehow managed to make hit after hit by using none of them. The Waterboy, Bedtime Stories, Jack & Jill, Grown-Ups 1&2, Just Go With It, etc., all horrendous pieces of crap that somehow make a killing at the box office... And yes, Click is one of them.
The story, like I said earlier, features Adam Sandler playing a workaholic father who's tired of routine and balancing work and a family(even though he's married to the hot Kate Beckinsale...) One night, Christopher Walken gives him a universal remote that controls not only his TV, but his life. He can focus on past events, slow down and pause time, change the color of his skin, and, most importantly in this movie, fast forward through the boring bits of life. This would have been a great movie, but, again, they had to choose Adam Sandler as producer and lead...
I hate Adam Sandler. He's a 47-year-old stuck in puberty. He's loud, he's perverted, he's obnoxious and in-your-face, and he thinks that saying "boobies" every other sentence is comedic gold. He's the guy responsible for keeping Rob Schneider in business and keeping other promising comedians(Dana Carvey anyone) out of business. And, of course, all his trademark "hilarity" shines in this movie.
The humor consists of a dog who has a fetish for a giant duck doll that's a prominent running gag, a potty-mouthed little kid who is constantly tortured by Adam Sandler(why do I see this as Adam Sandler trying to let off some childhood rage), and as much toilet humor, sexual content, swearing, and overall anti-jokes as a Friedberg & Seltzer movie. I cringed at every single attempt at a joke, which was about 30 a minute. Hey jackass! You need better humor than this!
However, the humor is probably there to poorly attempt to hide that fact that Adam Sandler CAN'T ACT! He's Jim Carrey if he only played Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber throughout his career. No flexibility, no attitude, no personality at all. His only two expressions seem to be rape-smile-with-your-mouth-open, or "I just wandered on set and can't remember what I'm doing." Oh, but sometimes he shouts like a guy with Tourettes Syndrome... because, yeah, that's funny, right?!
Now, with all that in mind, THIS MOVIE... does have some good stuff. The other actors(Beckinsale, Walken, Hasselhoff, even Winkler) do manage to put in a solid performance. The story, as I said before, is pretty good, as we can see Sandler's character's life as a kid and eventually as an old man, as well as the consequences for his actions. The movie has a great moral at the end that speaks to both adults and children, and you might even find some of the movie charming and heartwarming. ...Sadly, you have to sit through about 100 minutes of painful Sandler "routine" in order to see it.
In conclusion, and as I've stated repeatedly throughout this review, this movie is an interesting story that would have made a great, even landmark, comedy if in the right hands, but sadly had to be placed in the possession of Jerry Lewis' even less talented younger brother. Get a better lead and a better sense of humor and this movie would have been great. As it stands, I'd suggest skipping it unless you're a huge Sandler fan.