SNMR 2.7: "Click"

Tonight's SNMR feature is "Click" (2006, PG-13, 107 minutes) starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner and Sean Astin. The film was directed by Frank Coraci.

This movie didn't look appealing to me when it was playing in the theater earlier this year. I only bought it when I realized that Kate Beckinsale was in it. And that was all it took.

From the DVD's dust case:

A harried workaholic, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) doesn't have time for his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results. But as Michael gleefully mutes, skips and scans past his family and his friends, the remote gradually takes over his life and begins to program him in this fast, funny and out-of-control comedy adventure.

I found myself laughing through parts of this movie and weepy eyed during other parts. I think the script is good and the movie flows well. I like Adam Sandler better as an actor with each film of his that I see. Kate Beckinsale is simply too hot and does an excellent job with her American accent. Christopher Walken is surprisingly good at comic relief. Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner make for good parents. This film was thoroughly enjoyable, though not worthy of any Oscars. I think you'll be sufficiently amused, as I was. Ill give this film four out of five stars.