Not impressed

Rating: 4/10 (16 October 2006)

I was not impressed with this film. It seemed like a bad attempt to replicate the life changing transformations found in films like "It's a Wonderful Life," and "Groundhog Day," but failed. The setup was good but the film failed to capitalize fully on the use of the remote control device and went directly into tragedy. The story was missing a middle where the character gets an opportunity to learn rather than just hanging around on autopilot and watching life just pass him by. I wanted to see more comedy and there was certainly the possibility for it with all the capabilities of that remote the movie could have gone in ten different directions. Not understanding one rule changes everything? Why couldn't he reprogram and start over?