Review of Bedtime Stories (2008) by Johnny T — 16 Mar 2011

Very entertaining and charming family film. I thought it would suck, but was pleasantly surprised! A fun bit of escapism that's even tender in spots. "Stories" makes a better Christmas movie than those generic comedies manufactured this time of year. It's a delightfully innocent movie that the actor can actually show to his two baby daughters without blushing. The hits-to-misses ratio for its gags is above average, the sentimentality is kept in check and the film plays well to its audience. With Bedtime Stories, Sandler has delivered on his promise to make a movie his kids can enjoy. What's more, he's managed to do so without alienating his core audience. Russell Brand is absurd, funny and wonderfully out of place in a family movie.

VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre or buy an ex rental or a cheap price the DVD to own.