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'Click': Clever premise, unclever execution
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

George Bailey and Marty McFly, meet Adam Sandler, a fellow traveler in time and what-might've-been. In his new movie "Click," Sandler plays Michael Newman, a man who's put his career as an architect ahead of his family (gorgeous Kate Beckinsale, cute Joseph Castanon, even cuter Tatum McCann). As we all know, in the movies, at least, that is not the Path to Wisdom. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A workaholic comes across a universal remote that allows him to pause or fast-forward through the events of his life. When the remote begins creating its own memory and choosing what to fast-forward over, he sees how much has passed him by and realizes the importance of spending more time with his family.

FILM FACTS ...

Sony Pictures

'Click'

Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, Sean Astin
Run time: 97 minutes
Release date: June 23, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for language, crude and sex related humor and some drug references.
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More on the movie
• Christopher Walken has become a celebrated movie madman.
• The Flick Chick Quick List of movies for which viewers need Adam Sandler's digital remote

On the web
Official movie site
View the trailer
Trailers require Quicktime

READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C-
"In a misbegotten attempt at meaning, the movie seeks to emulate the wonderful, one-of-a-kind It's a Wonderful Life. Never a good idea, but especially not if you're trying to graph that onto scatological jokes."

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Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"A more interesting film would go beyond the age-old moral — stop and smell roses — to connect Sandler's technological dilemma with our own."