An Amazingly Touching Suprize

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2006)

I walked into this movie expecting to see Adam Sandler in a zany comedy that would hardly be remembered. I couldn't have been more wrong! Sandler's newer movies (50 First Dates, for example) are fantastic! Funny when they need to be, yet touching at just the right moments. Click takes Sandler into a character that's so powerful, you will actually grow attached to him by the end (a comedy rarity).
Click tells the story of a workaholic who rarely finds time to do things with his family. He stumbles into Bed, Bath, and Beyond to find a universal remote to make his life less hectic. Upon entering a room marked "Beyond", he meets up with a rather-crazy looking man named Morty, who gives him a universal remote to...well...the Universe!! The first hour is the typical comedy that you would expect from a Sandler movie, including dogs humping and farting in peoples faces. However, after that first hour, things really start to go downhill for Sandler's character, and you feel his pain as he journeys through his painstaking life.
The last 45 minutes of the film almost had my crying. Yes, I nearly cried during an Adam Sandler movie. The whole situation that his character is in is just very heavy and depressing. The best part about this, though, is that Sandler plays the part so well that you feel horribly sorry for him during all of this, something I doubt Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, or many other comedy actors could pull off.
The commercials for this movie gives it no justice, focusing clearly on the comedic aspects instead of the "It's A Wonderful Life"-like lessons it teaches.
By far the best movie I've seen all year, and I've seen Cars and X-Men 3. Seriously, whether you're a Sandler fan or not, give this movie a shot. You won't be disappointed. 9.5 overall