Movie Review: Click

Huh, this one surprised me. Though I guess I shouldn’t have been too surprised, it follows in the same tradition of crude/slapstick + romantic movies Adam Sandler first acheived in “50 First Dates.”

So yeah, saw Click last night with zee wifey. Wasn’t expecting alot from it, I mean the plot seems pretty predictable: Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) somehow receives a remote control that works on anything in the world… hilarity ensues. Seems simple enough. As expected, pausing someone and kicking them in their unit is an expected and required part of such a plot.

The movie starts out light-hearted, with David Hasselhoff being Sandler’s boss, and Kate Beckinsdale his wife. He’s got alot of problems, mainly revolving around juggling his home and work responsibilities. One night, particularly frustuated, he (in an entertaining series of events) ends up receiving a remote control that will work on anything in his world. He can pause people, fast forward through anything, watch any previous part of his life, etc.

Seems harmless enough, but somewhere about halfway through, the movie becomes less like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore and a whole lot more like It’s a Wonderful Life. I’m won’t spoil it, suffice to say that the remote control is much more of a curse than a blessing.

In any case, if you can put up with some language, some crude humor as is typical Mr. Sandler’s career… I highly recommend this movie.

FL: Wow. - This funny link is good stuff, because I got a voicemail about it. Here’s what the voicemail said: “the link I sent you is about a spray on latex condom… apparently it takes 5 seconds… you, you know… you get your, thingie… up there, and you take this little doohickie and you… spray on the condom.” Awesome.