Click (2006)
Click is a 2006 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, who also stars in the lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale as his wife Donna and Christopher Walken as Morty, an eccentric stranger. Sandler plays Michael Newman, an overworked architect who neglects his family. Produced by Happy Madison Productions and Revolution Studios, the film was released in the United States on June 23, 2006, by Columbia Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Good Qualities
- The effects for the virtual room look impressive.
- Some of the acting is good. Especially from Adam Sandler and Christopher Walken.
- The soundtrack is good.
- The movie gives a good message: A job is important but you must also give your family it's place, success should not cost you what you love.
- The father scene and Michael's death in the future are quite sad, emotional and very well-made. In these, Adam Sandler continues proving to be a great actor.
- As mentioned above, the premise of a remote control that can control a person's entire universe is very interesting and compelling.
- The kids in this movie don't seem to be annoying.
- Most of the characters are likable.
- Some people consider this to be one of Adam Sandler's good movies; especially if you consider that some of his subsequent comedies (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Jack and Jill, Grown Ups and Pixels) were truly awful
- The prediction of the new World Trade Center's design is actually pretty accurate.
- Morty's universal remote is a pretty interesting and entertaining gadget.
- Proper Character Development: Michael starts as a workaholic who's constantly worried/stressed out and despite loving his family, he never makes enough time for them. After getting the remote, he starts growing and realizing his mistakes and seeing how much of a bad father, husband and son he has been 'til then and by the end of the movie he decides to start embracing the good things in his life and the time with his family.
Bad Qualities
- It does sadly fall into some of the same traps that most Happy Madison movies do.
- The idea of a universal controller that controls the entire world was copied from a Goosebumps episode of the same name.
- At times it feels like a rip-off of It's A Wonderful Life, Bruce Almighty, Back to the Future and ClockStoppers as well as the Goosebumps episode mentioned in reason 2.
- John Ammer, Michael's boss, is also ignorant, rude, mean-spirited, idiotic, and ungrateful for all the hard work Michael does. (Granted, he may've been intentionally written to be unlikable.)
- Just like most Happy Madison films, there is a lot of product placement throughout the film, such as Twinkies, Yodels, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Staples, Wendy’s, T.G.I Fridays, McDonald’s, LEGO, Coca-Cola, Marshalls, and Hubba Bubba Gum.
Reception
Click received mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, sometimes being considered another one of Adam Sandler's worst films. The film currently holds a 33% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the consensus is: "This latest Adam Sandler vehicle borrows shamelessly from It's a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future, and fails to produce the necessary laughs that would forgive such imitation.". Metacritic gave it a score of 45 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Despite this, it has developed a cult following over the years since its release, and many people now see it as a decent film for Adam Sandler.