CLICK

Adam Sandler reunites
with his friend, director Frank Coraci, in the movie CLICK.
They both went to NYU together, and have collaborated
on such comedies as ‘The Waterboy’ and ‘Wedding
Singer’.

Joining Sandler in ‘Click’ are comic heavyweights
Christopher Walken and Henry Winkler, with Kate Beckinsale
(Underworld), David Hasselhoff, Sean Astin (50 First Dates,
Lord of the Rings), and Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night
Live).

Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is an overworked architect,
with a lovely wife (Kate Beckinsale), and two young children
– Ben and Samantha.

Michael’s boss, Mr. Ammer (David Hasselhoff), is
a womanizing, inconsiderate jerk who works Michael way
too hard. With the opportunity for promotion always dangled
in front of him, Michael feels he has no choice, but to
sacrifice the occasional camping trip with his two kids
or game of catch, rather than sacrifice his career by
letting his boss down. He simply has no time.

When he gets home and kicks back on the couch, he grabs
the nearest remote and turns on the ceiling fan, the stereo,
or something else besides the TV. So one night, completely
frustrated, he goes to Bed Bath & Beyond for a universal
remote to operate everything simply.

In his pursuit of the remote, he stumbles upon an out-of-the-way
door in the store with a sign positioned above it that
reads “Way Beyond”. He proceeds through the
door, and down a long dark corridor, until he sees a crazy
looking techie, mad scientist of sorts, named Morty (Christopher
Walken). With a crazy glint in his eye, Morty hands Michael
a special remote that will allow him to control everything
in his life, and that means everything.

So what does he do with these new found powers? With the
Menu on this remote he has options like “The Making
Of” (his conception), “Language Options”
(ever seen David Hasselhoff speak Spanish?), “Rewind”,
“Forward”, and “Skip Chapter”.
He uses the latter options liberally to skip the unpleasant
moments that arise in his daily life, such as sickness,
exhausting work projects and arguments with his wife.
Sounds good on paper, but as the remote memorizes his
skipping habits, life speeds by around him, completely
out of his control.

He realizes that those small moments he is missing is
what life is all about, and he does not want to lose any
of them, but as the years go by increasingly faster, is
it too late?

Imagine Adam Sandler doing a film in the classic tradition
of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, except in
this telling you have a sandwich of meaty morals, placed
between two thick slices of Sandler-esque bread. There
are some sincerely tender moments where Sandler turns
in serious “Oscar” acting, followed by silly
moments that cause you to laugh out loud.

All in all ‘Click’ is a good comedy, with
great lessons to take away with you after viewing. You
should treasure the mundane things in life; cherish them,
because you only get to experience them once. There is
no rewind button.