The usual Sandler.....just like we love him

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2006)

This is not for the serious thespians out there. It is for the summertime crowd looking for a break from work and the mundane.
Loved the concept of your life basically being turned into a DVD, with commentaries and special features. Sandler is putting work before family (the "lesson" of the film). To get past all the fights and uncomfortable things, he procures this universal remote from Walken so that he can fast forward, pause or slow down his life as he chooses to. The remote allows him to access "special features" of his life such as a commentary track by James Earl Jones, as well as deleted scenes and such.
Walken again puts in a supporting character performance that steals every scene that he is in. The guy has perfected being Walken and it was great to see him in action. The other supporting actors also help to pull this film up. David Hasselof(sp) does his best, well, Hasselof. He is as self indulgent as one would imagine the real guy is. All of his staff is filled out by Bay Watch beauties.
It is the supporting characters that help this film rise above the 6 I would normally give a film like this and made it a solid 7.
Sandler is Sandler. He isn't stretching the acting muscles here. But that is OK. Those who enjoy Sandler will get his full arsenal.
I thought Kate Beckensale was great. She is one of the hottest stay at home moms in recent cinema history. What I thought was smart of the script was to acknowledge the fact that she was/is hot and that Sandler is a lucky schmuck to have her.
All in all, a good way to get out of the heat and have some fun.