Mixed Feelings

Rating: 9/10 (24 June 2006)

"Click" stars Adam Sandler as Michael Newman, a workaholic architect that is putting his job first and family second. Frustrated because he can't turn on the television one night, he storms into Bed, Bath, and Beyond to get a universal remote that can control everything from his ceiling fan to his television. Michael meets Morty (Chrisopher Walken), an strange inventor who gives Michael his "universal" remote: a remote to remote control his universe. Fast forwarding, rewinding, and pausing ensue, but the remote soon programs itself to Michael's preferences: fast forwarding through arguments with his wife (Kate Beckinsale), promotions, and sickness.
I have mixed feelings about this movie. The first half was like an old Adam Sandler movie. Crude remarks and cursing kids open the first half. The second half is somewhat a comedy about how we miss the little things in life. But in the end, "Click" was a fun summer movie that shows us that Adam Sandler can do anything from comedy to drama.
8/10.