Click is a movie about Michael Newman (Sandler) getting a remote control that controls whatever he wants in his life. He gets this remote from a guy named Morty in the “beyond” section of Bed Bath & Beyond. I think it’s important to know that I saw this movie as a kid and really liked it, so even though I watched it now and my thoughts have changed a little bit, my nostalgia from liking it as a kid is still there. Michael, after getting his remote, finds that it can do basically whatever he wants. He messes around with it for a while, discovering all the possibilities. He starts to skip some of the less memorable parts of his life, and for the time being, everything is going his way for once. Time marches on, and the more he uses the remote, the more it gets accustomed to what he wants. It starts to skip parts of his life that it thinks he’s not interested in. He’s not especially fond of this feature, but he reaches the edge when his grandfather dies and he doesn’t even know because he skipped it. He realizes the mistakes he’s made and wants things to change, but alas, cannot reverse time. Things continue on a downward spiral for poor Michael, until he eventually dies. He wakes up before he had the remote. He finds the remote downstairs, though, attached with a note form Morty about a second chance. Michael promptly throws the remote away and presumably appreciates his life.

Click is a movie with a message, and that seems to put it above a lot of other Sandler projects on its own. Click is also full of the usual brand of Sandler quackery, so what’s not to like? Click is perfectly fine overall and has some funny moments, and I myself still rather like it. It’s not great, mind you, but good enough to enjoy. However, there are jokes here and there that some would consider, shall we say, inconsiderate. This is a pretty brash movie, all things considered. This probably detracts from the narrative in a critical analysis, but my childhood fondness of this movie prevent me from finding faults in such things.

Click has a special place in my heart as a movie I liked as a kid. I can’t really bring myself to see this movie as “bad,” nor would I want to, because I think it’s an alright movie. It has some problems, but as long as your expectations aren’t that high, (you’re watching an Adam Sandler movie, so they really oughtn’t be) then there’s enjoyment to be had watching this.

Punch-drunk love is a very unique addition to the films of Adam Sandler, in that it’s somewhat serious. Punch-drunk love follows Barry Egan, a lonely man who has quite a bit of pent-up anger. He pretends to be calm on the outside, but at a family gathering, he gets upset when his sisters make fun of him and he ends up shattering a glass barrier. He ends up calling a…dirty hotline for his loneliness. He’s not interested in what they’re “selling,” he just wants to talk to somebody. The lady on the other end of the phone tries to extort him for money, and problems start to arise for Barry. He’s being blackmailed and when he refuses to give them what they want, they send thugs after him. All the while, his sister introduces him to Lena. As it turns out, they kinda like each other and they end up going on a date. Barry ends up going on a trip with her, and things are looking pretty good. Unfortunately, the thugs show up and hit Barry and Lena. Barry beats them up, and Lena goes to the hospital. Barry is afraid that if they continue to send people to extort him, Lena can’t be with him. He leaves Lena in the hospital to deal with the problem himself. He finds the head honcho of the organization blackmailing him, and they reach an agreement. Barry will be left alone provided he never goes to the police with any of the information he has on them. Barry finds Lena has left the hospital already. He heads to her apartment, apologizes for not being there, and the two make up and everything wraps up pretty nicely.

Punch-drunk love is a decidedly more mature and serious film than anything else Adam Sandler has done. It seemed to me to be well-paced, as I was always interested and never bored. The story was engaging and the characters interesting. There are even a few jokes thrown in to lighten up an otherwise dark(er than usual) film. All in all, I don’t have a bad thing to say about punch-drunk love. It’s just a good movie. If you’re looking for classic Sandler goofiness, you might be disappointed, but I think that this movie succeeds on its own merits as a more serious film.

Billy Madison is a grown man. Billy Madison has to retake the 1st grade. And the 2nd. And everything after that until he graduates. Why, exactly? Well, you see, he can inherit his father’s massive corporation should he graduate. There’s technically an antagonist, but he doesn’t do anything, so he might as well not even be there (until the very end). The only thing standing in Billy’s way is himself. Billy, as it would happen, is immature and likes to joke around during class and not pay attention. Now, let’s get one thing cleared up before we go any farther. Billy Madison is a stupid movie. Billy Madison doesn’t even pretend like it cares about actual thought. By all accounts, this movie is not really a GOOD movie. But it is stupid. And stupid is funny, in my opinion. So Billy Madison certainly has its moments. In the best scene in the movie (in my opinion), Billy hears the story of a dog who got lost and was never found. Tragic, really. Billy, however, has a different view. He tells the teacher that the owner has a responsibility, as a pet owner, to find the $%^&^%$ dog. A lot of the jokes are along those same lines. Have something happen, have Billy say something totally inappropriate, wait for laughter.

I could pretend that Adam Sandler movies are an “acquired taste,” but to be honest, they’re just dumb. As far as stupidity goes, Billy Madison is a pretty good example of how to do it right, I think. It’s not groundbreaking or even good, but it will (provided you like stupid things to happen), make you laugh.

A friend told me about this one, and I’m glad he did. This movie stars Adam Sandler (surprise!) and Jack Nicholson. Sandler plays an emotionally-challenged man (Dave) trying to get his life together, and Nicholson plays his therapist (Buddy). Dave is forced to go to anger management after he “freaks out” on an airplane. Buddy volunteers his help and a court decides that Buddy is to help Dave with his anger. Buddy promptly invades Dave’s home and follows him every second of every day. This upsets Dave to begin with, and Buddy goes out of his way to make sure that Dave is never comfortable. A lot of things go wrong for Dave until they don’t anymore, (because obviously we need a happy ending) and it turns out the entire thing was actually a great thing and Dave learns a lot.

The story here isn’t really a highlight, but it’s good enough to set-up some solid comedy. Now, I don’t want to confuse anybody. This is still a stupid movie. For example, Buddy brings Dave to a monastery and he ends up beating up a monk while Buddy shoots them with his water gun. It sounds dumb, and it is dumb, but if you’re into that, (and I am) it will make you laugh. The entire movie is scene after scene like that, and it honestly has some great moments.

At the end of the day, this is a solid comedy. It’s not going to make you want to watch it over and over, but the moments that are there are memorable enough to make this worth watching.

Jack and Jill is a movie that has reached a level of notoriety for being bad. Now, granted, this does apply to a lot of Adam Sandler’s films, but this one in particular is considered to be an absolute embarrassment. The entire film runs on the gimmick that Sandler plays both Jack and Jill, which means he is both the male and female leads in the movie, respectively. The plot centers around Jill coming to visit Jack, and as it turns out, Jack doesn’t really like Jill. They squabble the entire movie, some jokes are thrown in, and then Jack understands that Jill is actually a great person, and they all get along. The story is pretty contrived, but that’s alright, because the jokes are what’s important. So…is it funny?

I can only speak for myself, but the intended comedy didn’t really work that well. For example, Jill eats food, and then has to go home for a long fart scene. Now that’s quality. A lot of the movie plays out more or less like that. There’s an attempt at a joke set-up, then they tell the joke (which are rarely funny), and then pad the joke out for run time. All in all, it’s a basic Sandler film. If that’s not something you’d usually care about, you won’t like Jack and Jill.

There’s something strange about films like these for me, though. Even though it’s a total trainwreck, it’s certainly fun to watch. It’s interesting to wonder what happened to all the millions of dollars that were pumped into this movie. It’s interesting to watch David Spade make a guest appearance as a female character. It’s interesting to see Sandler dress up as a female character as well. It’s interesting to watch and wonder what happened here. It’s got a certain charm, I think. I’m not saying it’s good, but it’s interesting.

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