Sandler needs more work on adult comedy routines...

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2006)

This is not a bad movie. In fact, I rather enjoyed it. But, in my mind, this is strike three for Sandler, as far as adult comedy goes. He tried (and failed) in "Spanglish," before retreating to what he knows best "The Longest Yard," which, in my mind, just made it all the worse. If Sandler would pick a line of comedy and STICK to it, he would be on the track, but he's all over the place.
Sandler plays an architect with a family that is expecting just as much time from him as his boss is, who is holding a promotion to partner over his head. In the course of his daily life, even the little things seem to get to him, like all the remotes sitting on the coffee table and opening the garage door and turning on the ceiling fan when all he does is turn on the television to find some cartoons for his kids to watch.
Out to blow off some steam, he turns to a department store to find a universal remote, where he meets Walken, who supplies him with a remote that can control everything around his life, including people, places, and things, not just the television, ceiling fan, and garage door.
7 out of 10 is what I gave this film, because I really did enjoy it. I got lost in the movie, so I didn't really find myself thinking how it would end. Not bad, theatrically, but could have used some fine tuning in the end. I think it would be interesting to see the deleted scenes in the DVD when it comes out.