Review of Click

Movie #47 - Click

Click is a film about a man named Mike Newman. He has a beautiful wife, two kids, and an awesome job. On the outside, it looks like Mike has the perfect life; however, Mike works day and night, and he neglects his family at home. Mike is so caught up in getting a promotion at work that he misses every family activity. One day he goes to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to pick up a universal remote for his television. There, he meets Morty, a crazy old man that gives him a remote control for free. Mike thinks this is cool, so he immediately goes home and starts using it. This isn't an ordinary remote; it's a remote that can fast forward through his life. Before Mike even realizes it, he fast forwards through years and years of his life. He jumps ahead to his children being teenagers, and that's when he finds out he has gained about 200 pounds and lost his wife, Donna, to the kids' old swim coach. Then it jumps ahead to him having cancer, then jumps ahead to his son, Ben, getting married...and on that night, Mike ends up in the hospital and dies. All this because Mike was always focused on getting ahead in his job, instead of his family. He worked himself to death. In the end, he wakes up to find that it was all a dream. He appreciates his family a lot more, and even passes up a big career move so he can take his wife and kids camping on the 4th of July.

Even though I am not a big fan of Adam Sandler, I do have to admit that every so often I am just in awe of his films. There really are some gems he creates, and this is one of them. There are some funny parts, but overall, this movie has a very serious plot. I think everyone gets too wrapped up in material things - cars, clothes, vacations, money in general. This movie shows you that there are more important things than work and money. Family is key. If you don't have family then you don't have a support system. Everyone needs a good support system in their lives, and if you are fortunate enough to have family in your life, don't take them for granted. The theme in this film is very genuine and one that a lot of people really have lost sight of. It's very sad to watch Mike's life fall apart throughout the story. I thought of my husband while I was watching this. He works so hard. Harder than anyone I know. He does this to provide for us, and to make sure I have the best life possible. And I do admit, I am into the material things. I love having the best and brightest. However, listening to Mike's story makes me reevaluate what is truly important to me. If I lived in just a one bedroom apartment somewhere with my husband and cats, I would be content. I would be more than content, I would be happy because I'm with the one person in the world that I love more than anything. THAT'S what the point of this movie is. It really knocks people back down to reality.

Overall, Click is a good movie to watch when you need a reality check.

While watching it, I did notice a few things - 1) The neighbors are named O'Doyle. This character name pops up in several of Adam Sandler's films. "O'Doyle Rules!" Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore...O'Doyle is a recurring character. 2) When Mike talks to his boss about getting a promotion, they mention the name Eric Lamansoff. That is Kevin James' character in Grown Ups.
This is one Happy Madison production that did not have the usual suspects in it - Peter Dante, Allen Covert, and Jonathan Loughran. These three guys show up in every Adam Sandler film, but for some reason, they were not in this one. I was bummed. Usually my husband and I make a game out of trying to spot them on screen. I did notice that Rob Schneider was in this though. Gotta love Rob Schneider.

I give Click 4 out of 5 stars.