Click is an unfunny and mean-spirited mess of comedy and melodrama

Rating: 4/10 (1 September 2007)

I seem to completely disagree with the other reviewers of this film. Why? First of all, the concept of remote control that controls your world is used very poorly. Sandler's character makes choices that make little sense seeing all the possibilities offered by his magical zapper.
Also, I did not buy his "change of heart". The guy was totally mean-spirited, self-obsessed, violent, revenge seeking and infantile before using the remote (for instance shown by his treatment of his wife's friend played by Jennifer Coolidge, which had nothing to do with the remote) and it was pretty clear he didn't deserve to be with Beckinsale's character form the start. This made me totally root for the character played by Sean Astin.
The movie is UNfunny! What about that terrible running gag with dogs humping the stuffed duck time and again? That's not funny, just bad taste if you ask me. The movie also becomes overly sentimental and serious towards the end and this is made worse by Sandler's performance. Totally unbelievable! On a positive note: Kate Beckinsale looked pretty and David Hasselhoff was actually pretty funny!