Adam Sandler's Click Surprises

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2011)

Click is a sci-fi dramedy that stars Adam Sandler as an overworked architect that neglects his family and misses most of his life when he receives a remote-control device that enables him to skip over unpleasant events. It also stars Kate Beckinsale as his wife and Christopher Walken as the man who gives him the device. This film is loosely based on R.L. Stine short story and the screenplay is written by Mark O'Keefe and Steve Koren.It was directed by Frank Coraci.
A workaholic architect, frustrated in his job but determined to make a better life for his family, is bestowed with a powerful universal remote that allows him more control over his life than he ever knew possible. On the surface, Michael Newman seems to have it all, yet with all the demands forced upon him by his ungrateful boss, Michael finds that setting aside time to spend with his loving wife,Donna and two picture- perfect children, Ben and Samantha,has grown increasingly difficult. When a frustrating bout with the television remote leads the overworked husband and father to a nearby Bed, Bath & Beyond in search of a universal remote with the power to control all of his electronic devices, a curious peek into the back room leads Michael into the company of eccentric employee and talented inventor Morty. It seems that Morty has created a device that will not only allow him complete control over his television and stereo, but his entire life as well.
As he discovers that the remarkable device has the power to muffle the barks of the family dog, zoom himself past an irritating quarrel with his wife, and even allow him to travel back and forth through time to different points in his life, the rush of being able to skip straight to the good parts in life soon leaves him feeling as if he's missing out on the total experience. Only when Michael begins to realize that the he has lost control of his life and the remote is now programming him does he finally learn that life is as much about the moments he'd rather forget as it is the moments he will always remember.
Adam Sandler's Click surprises as it is more than just a dramedy with a few slapstick scenes in it.The movie presents some very real problems about adult life but it answers them with Hollywood platitudes like it's about having fun not trying to find solutions to the problems of modern existence that it still seems a bit disingenuous.Although a lot of critics would find this film not good due to the fact that it presents that most adults haven't reached the maturity required and makes fun of the situation,the movie provides the lessons needed but not in a preachy manner.In summary,the new Adam Sandler film may not "click" especially for grown-ups who believe that it makes fun but of immaturity but nevertheless,it still manages to give a few laughs as well as entertain.