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Rating: 4/10 (9 January 2007)

well, i just watched Click win best comedy at the People's Choice, and it reminded me that ya, i did see this film. What can i say? i FORGOT about this movie. It's not that i don't appreciate Adam Sandler. He can be hilarious and he is what he is. He showed his range in Punch Drunk Love, and he was hilarious in The Wedding Singer, imo. Plus, generally, he's a likable guy playing fairly likable characters. Click is not what i consider to be even, an average film. It's not good. It's not a comedy and it's not a credible drama. In fact, the closest i came to laughing is at the end, when Adam is moaning and groaning on the road, more from his short-sighted decisions and shallow screen play than any physical damage. It's one big cliché with meaningless dialogue and predictable turns at every corner. When this airs on the networks, i wont be watching it. Once was enough. This is quite a shame, when you look at the cast and even the director. I was disinterested, and even more disappointed than i was afraid i was going to be. This movie didn't really need to be made. We've seen it before, many many times; and done much better as well. I suppose it may appeal to some demographic; i wasn't on that list. And the trailers? A bit misleading, but all you really need to see. i don't blame Sandler for this; it's the simply indescribable "screen play", written on toilet paper by someone who may not be able to vote yet, not meaning any disrespect to children, of course. the TWILIGHT ZONE's by Rod Serling in the fifties, who took at look at this premise, were better and more creative than this film.