Click (Blu-ray)

     Click is a high-concept, low-brow variation on It's a Wonderful Life that will have Adam Sandler fans laughing even as it leaves Frank Capra spinning in his grave. In their third collaboration (after The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy, Sandler and director Frank Coraci aim at the lowest common denominator and consistently hit their target, from scary casting (David Hasselhoff as Sandler's shallow, sexist boss; Sean Astin in a tight red Speedo) to a rancid menu of fart jokes, fat jokes, oversexed dogs, and other attempts at humor that rarely rise above the level of grade-school pranks. Sandler's "family comes first" sentiment somehow manages to survive the onslaught of rude, crude attitude that Sandler brings to his role as Michael Newman, a workaholic architect who learns the hard way that, well, family comes first. This happens after Newman gets a magical remote control from Morty (Christopher Walken, the film's one and only highlight), an eccentric oddball in the "Beyond" section of a Bed, Bath & Beyond store who's a devilish version of Wonderful Life's benevolent guardian angel. But Sandler's no James Stewart as he uses his techno-marvel (complete with a DVD-like "life menu") to fast-forward through his life's most unpleasant moments, only to realize that he's been missing lots of good stuff, too. With Kate Beckinsale as Newman's neglected wife, impressive older-age make-ups by Rick Baker and a lot of digital wizardry to beef up the humor, Click won't disappoint Sandler's established fan base, and its $40 million opening weekend offered ample proof that Sandler's box-office clout remains remarkably consistent.

      Sony Pictures Click (Blu-Ray) 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 him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results. But as Michael gleefully mutes, skips and scans past his family and friends, the remote gradually takes over his life and begins to program him, in this fast, funny and out-of-control comedy adventure.

Comment:
     Click is a comedy with a serious side. I saw it with Michael, and it made us think. We talked about life and death, love and family. The comedy is over the top. There is too much of the dog and chicken, and there could have been less profanity, but I feel that about a lot of movies. Christopher Walken is an angel of death, and although I do not like angels in movies, he fits. As Adam Sandler moves back and forth through his life by clicking a remote, it becomes apparent how much he has wasted. Life is short. Sandler can be boring, and I wondered how he has made so many movies. I was intrigued with Kate Beckinsale. She is British. My wife and I loved this movie. Yes, it does share similarities with It's a wonderful life but so what. Click stands on it's own. You get to experience a lifetime's share of ups and downs, joys and regrets, and it makes you think about your own life long after you've shut off the DVD player. If I had to say anything negative about the movie, it is in my opinion that it was marketed all wrong. Adam Sandler has a reputation for silly fun movies. This movie had a deeper touch. In some ways it was like MASH was on tv - it made you laugh and sometimes tear up. Sandler was at his best here. The name of the movie and the marketing promoted this movie as a silly movie, which it can be at times, but what I loved the most were the serious moments, his relationship with his wife his children, and his father (Henry Winkler). Christopher Walken was perfectly cast and adds just the right tones where needed. The plot was funny and moving all at once. And I can never listen to the song Linger again without thinking about this movie. I think more people would have given this a more positive review if the movie had been marketed differently. I would not change a thing about the cast, story or film in any way. It was a perfect experience and I have rarely said that about any movie.