A good film that looses its way..

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2006)

Click is one of those films the ads promote as one thing, and you end up getting another. Not that there is anything wrong with that, and in some cases, can be quite refreshing, but in this case it works agents it.
Click was promoted as a comedy about a man who gets a universal remote control that controls his own universe, and it begins to go out of control. This indeed does happen within the film, but, it leaps beyond comedy and turns into a sud sci fie drama before reverting to a Christmas carol like ending, which is to much of a leap for the film to take at its pace.
Thats not to say it ruins the film. Far from it, you do end up feeling lost in the life of Michael Newman (Adam Sander), but, it so quick, so random, and changing pace from Sanders style comedy to a drama, its to much of a quick transaction. We aren't given enough time to adjust and except the change, and when the drama begins to take place, we're zipped right back into comedy mode.
That said, the film works best as a comedy, only to loose its flow during the heavy drama scenes, almost as if the film itself is trying to be one, then changing its mind to another. When we are in comedy mode, it works so well with a lot of laughs. Even the fat jokes, to which i, being heavyset myself, took some offense to, managed to laugh it off because they were funny, only to have my laughter turn into sadness too quickly.
I guess i could say the old promo tag line of "I laughed, i cried..." but, to quickly. Also, there were some resolutions i felt were a bit rushed and left unsolved, like, who was Morty? Was he really who he calmed he was towards the end of the film? Also, were and why does this remote exist? Its minor details, but important ones, that gives a film a bit more texture and insight, but, sadly, the solutions given by the film didn't feel all that well thought out and very rush, as if to say 'dont worry about it.." Overall, its a good, yet flawed film. Its has elements of your classical Adam Sander movie with the wacky jokes, the sometimes crude humor, and of course, his shouting, but, compared to some of his other films, like 50 first dates, anger management, water boy, billy Madison and happy Gilmore, and yes, even little Nicky, it seems to try a bit to much to mix it up, and doesn't quite manage to pull it off.
But, its worth a rental at least.