When the usual Sandler light-weighted fare is mixed up with this brilliant premise, there's no boundary for the mere amount of possibilities that unfold

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2007)

I'll start out by stating the obvious (well, it will become obvious after you read my review): I am a die hard Adam Sandler fan. It's not that he's a versatile actor (he basically plays himself over and over again) or that he's the most charismatic fellow you'll meet on screen (in fact, you'll usually find him angry and/or upset, stuttering some foul language to himself). However, Sandler does portray the everyman persona in a convincing manner; and does so with a great sense of humor and own unique charm. If you read my Anger Management review, you'll probably put 1&1 together and realize that whatever this man does, I'll love it  and rightfully so.
Obviously, things got even easier to relate with when Sandler ventured into my own favorite sub-genre  witty fantasy-science fiction cinematic fair. Venturing even closer, Sandler re-invented the sub-sub genre of "What if?" sci-fi in Click, a comedy where he again plays the everyman who becomes frustrated with his life. Aha! But what if this working man, who also has two demanding kids and a neglected feeling wife, should find a universal remote control that remote controlled his life? What if he purchased this device from well to fast forward his argues with the Mrs., see "behind the scenes" from when his parents conceived him and put his irritating barking dog on "mute"? And  what if all this fooling around with the present will have some unexpected and vast influences on the future?
When the usual Sandler light-weighted fare is mixed up with this brilliant premise, there's no boundary for the mere amount of possibilities that unfold as the movie moves on  leaving the audience (that's you, by the way) feeling happy, sad and extremely satisfied. Add in living legend Chris Walken as the sinister salesman who sells Sandler the remote, Kate Beckinsale as the Mrs., and Sean Astin as the wife's alternate love interest  and you're in for a riot.