Click

[DotTheEyes]

TRAILER: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/click/

This seems to be great summer entertainment. Adam Sandler films, though never masterpieces (except for Punch-Drunk Love and maybe The Wedding Singer), are usually good fun and I love the concept of this film (universal remote which controls time and space). Plus, it has the awesome Christopher Walken in the supporting cast! I'll see this in theatres.

 

[Dupontster]

I am looking forward to seeing it but I really want to see "Cars"..

 

[DotTheEyes]

Saw it this afternoon.

Here's a movie with a major identity crisis. It's story of a frustrated suburbanite (Adam Sandler) learning to put family and general happiness before his career aspirations (via a universal remote control which shows him a future where he's become a successful, wealthy businessman, but at a very high cost) was obviously inspired by A Christmas Carol and It's A Wonderful Life (minus the holiday factor). Instead of staying true to this, however, it tries to appeal to Sandler's hardcore fans as well. It does this by throwing in copious amounts of juvenile humor (the type we saw in his other films, such as Anger Management, Big Daddy, and The Longest Yard). Trouble is, it doesn't fit here and it's obvious Sandler is bored to death doing the same old immature gags (you see an almost pained expression on his face during a gross scene in which he pauses the universe in order to fart, yes, FART in a man's face). When the film concentrates on playing with themes of magical predestination, it's a ball and even hits a surprisingly high amount of truly emotional beats. When it abandons this in the name of aimed-at-12-year-olds comedy, it's tired, played-out, and painfully moronic. The overall product? Interesting, even fantastic at times, but confused and, ultimately, fairly forgettable.

 

[DotTheEyes]

By the way, is anyone else a tad tired of Hollywood sending out the message a happy family life and success at work are mutually exclusive things? It seems in Hollywood movies, a person either spends their whole day at home in the sandbox with little Johnny and Sue (the "hero") or completely ignores them to go to the big, bad, life-ruining office (the "villian"). I know workaholics who neglect are very real, but once it would be nice to see a movie where the main character holds down a decent job (and does it well) AND spends time loving his wife and children at home.

Oh, and this moldy message comes packaged with a bunch of moldy, old-fashioned scenes, like the one where the frustrated wife nags the main character for spending too much time working and the one where the workaholic arrives just at the end of an important sports game/match or play/musical.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Saw it last night and thought it was good! Hilarious movie - everyone in the theater laughed throughout the entire movie. Well worth the cost IMO.

 

[DotTheEyes]

Please tell me they didn't laugh when he planted a long, loud, and wet fart in a another man's face. God, that was so incredibly disgusting and lower than low-brow.

I thought Click's best part was it's last act, when it became more of a drama. It was really fascinating and emotional during those parts. Way better than the stupid, silly first part.

 

[Foxhound]

Please tell me they didn't laugh when he planted a long, loud, and wet fart in a another man's face. God, that was so incredibly disgusting and lower than low-brow.

I thought Click's best part was it's last act, when it became more of a drama. It was really fascinating and emotional during those parts. Way better than the stupid, silly first part.

Oh come on! Farts are funny!! Nothing wrong with being a kid once in a while. I love an intelectual movie as much as the next person. But there's nothing wrong with a little potty humor once in a while. MHO

Havn't seen it yet but I do like Adam Sandler movies. And in all seriousness thanks for the review.

 

[DotTheEyes]

Fart jokes can be funny, yes, but not in a movie obviously designed to tug on heartstrings. The occasional spurts of juvenile toilet humor was so out-of-place and annoying here. Image if they had paused, say, Million Dollar Baby for a scene where Clint can't control his farting. It might be kinda funny in some way, but totally out of place seeing as M$B (and Click) is a higher-brow film.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Please tell me they didn't laugh when he planted a long, loud, and wet fart in a another man's face. God, that was so incredibly disgusting and lower than low-brow.

Of course we all laughed; it was funny.

 

[DotTheEyes]

I guess I just don't have the right sense of humor. I thought it was cheap and disgusting joke.

 

[BuddyLee]

What do you expect from Adam Sandler?

Loved the movie.

 

[DotTheEyes]

What do you expect from Adam Sandler?

Loved the movie.

After Punch-Drunk Love (his best movie yet) and Spanglish, maybe a good dramatic performance. They seemed to suggest he was maturing as an actor and moving away from the Billy Madison-caliber jokes.

And my problem with Click was that it was so good when it was serious and dealt with its emotional message that I just couldn't stand it when it would throw in some play-to-the-cheap-seats bathroom joke. They were out-of-place in this movie and Sandler should've stayed true to his movie's real heart (an It's A Wonderful Life-style dramedy) instead of trying to make it something (a gross-out slapstick comedy) it's not.

 

[BuddyLee]

After Punch-Drunk Love (his best movie yet) and Spanglish, maybe a good dramatic performance. They seemed to suggest he was maturing as an actor and moving away from the Billy Madison-caliber jokes.

You should know as well as I that Sandler is not looking to be the next best-drama actor. Don't even think it.

And my problem with Click was that it was so good when it was serious and dealt with its emotional message that I just couldn't stand it when it would throw in some play-to-the-cheap-seats bathroom joke. They were out-of-place in this movie and Sandler should've stayed true to his movie's real heart (an It's A Wonderful Life-style dramedy) instead of trying to make it something (a gross-out slapstick comedy) it's not

There's only one rule in filmmaking. There are none!

I thought it was refreshing to have a mix up of the two genre's. I hate having to see overly dramatic or national lampoon's slapslick in every single film. I thought it was a healthy balance, that profound message still got across to me at least. The comedy only fueled the love of the characters.

...and you have to admit, Hasselhoff had it comin'.

 

[DotTheEyes]

I don't know. I know you wouldn't expect much from Sandler in terms of dramatic acting. But he did this small film a few years ago called Punch-Drunk Love and he was just spectacular in the role -- a more dramatic, emotional one.

And usually I am fine with genre mixing, but not here. Just didn't do it for me, though I'm happy other people here are enjoying it.

And, yes, Hasselhoff was a good candidate for the face-fart. I've never seen one man go so far on self-parody (well, maybe Shatner did as well).