not bad but predictable

Rating: 6/10 (1 July 2006)

When going in to this movie I definitely expected it to be one of those comedies where the protagonist finds something that seems to improve his life, but turns out that it makes it worse. In the end the hero learns a valuable life lesson and is a better person for it. Surprise surprise that is what the movie was. The idea of the universal remote was a decent one, but it seemed to be just another gimmick for an overdone concept. Sandler does a good job as usual playing the funny goof, but I found his comedy was unnecessary for the overall concept of the movie. Basically you could have used any actor to fill the hero roll and the movie would have still felt the same.
Overall some funny parts with a predictable ending, 6 out of 10