Review of Click (2006) by Jordan K — 08 Apr 2014
Click is basically a Sandler-ized Wonderful Life, sappy and all with innuendos that don't really work, but overall the plot was intriguing. However, the last half hour was just a pain to watch because it's a big and especially dumb leap for a Sandler comedy of the failure era.
A workaholic dad of 2 visits a secret area of a Bed, Bath, and Beyond store and is given a remote that will affect his life like a TV remote, allowing him to pause, fast forward, or rewind moments. However, like all good ideas that turn half assed after a while, Sandler relies on the remote too much and fast forwards too far into his life and goes on "auto pilot", also making decisions he regrets.
Honestly, this is a decent storyline but during its second half on "auto pilot", it starts to display a message on choosing your life and how time flies and how important family is...it doesn't feel like it's needed in a Sandler movie, especially during its disasterous 2000s era. Its jokes also fall flat, but that's common in a Sandler film. I maybe only laughed once or twice, it didn't do so well on the comedy aspect. So basically, only its plot stood out. Maybe also the fact that Sandler's parents in the film are Julie Kavner and Henry Winkler - Marge Simpson and The Fonz. That's kinda interesting, I guess.
This review of Click (2006) was written by Jordan K on 08 Apr 2014.
Click has generally received positive reviews.
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