Click

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.