Click

Click is a 2006 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, who also stars in the lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale as his wife Donna and Christopher Walken as Morty, an eccentric stranger. Sandler plays Michael Newman, an overworked architect who neglects his family. Produced by Happy Madison Productions and Revolution Studios, the film was released in the United States on June 23, 2006, by Columbia Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Plot
Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) seems to have it all but his wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), is increasingly frustrated by the amount of time he has to spend at work. Michael cannot find time to be at home until he meets an eccentric inventor (Christopher Walken) who gives him a universal remote that controls time. At first he happily skips the boring times until he realizes the remote is in control of his life and he learns to cherish all the precious moments with his family.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The idea of a remote control that can control everything isn't really a bad idea, but the execution is bad for these reasons listed below.
 * 2) In regards to the premise of the film, it had already been done in an episode with the same name of the Goosebumps television series, where a boy gets a universal remote and uses it on his life to do whatever he wants.
 * 3) Poorly done humor with unfunny pop culture references including; Hulk and Barney the Dinosaur, K-Fed, Michael Jackson, and Britney Spears.
 * 4) Poor and Overly high futuristic predictions and portrayals for the years 2017 and 2023.
 * 5) Tons of uncensored sex jokes in a PG-13 rated film, such as the infamous scene where the dog literally humps a plush duck, and the kids call it wrestling.
 * 6) One of the major problems with this movie is that it's not clear on what it wants to be, the film is between being a goofy comedy and a tragic drama, it can't be both. The first half of the movie is played for laughs with Michael playing around with the remote and having fun with it; the second half (after he starts transporting himself to the future), however, suddenly changes into a dark-depressing tone with very emotional and sad scenes just to finally go back to the family-friendly comedy tone at the end of the movie.
 * 7) The visual effects aren't all that great.
 * 8) At times it feels like a rip-off of mh:greatestmovies:It's A Wonderful Life, Bruce Almighty, mh:greatestmovies:Back to the Future and ClockStoppers as well as the Goosebumps episode mentioned in reason 2. Additionally, the scenes of Michael being morbidly obese can be seen as a ripoff of Fat Bastard from Austin Powers.
 * 9) Pathetic scene at the end where they got another dog and the joke mentioned in reason 4 is repeated.
 * 10) Although the effects used on a virtual room look impressive, they also aren't that spectacular as it just a blue background with DVD menu commands.
 * 11) Visual Errors where when time is paused, the paused character's expression changes in between shots.
 * 12) Michael is a dumb main character who constantly makes stupid decisions: How in the world would fast-forwarding the moments of his life solve his problems even though Morty told him that when he does that his body acts unconsciously?
 * 13) * Additionally, John Ammer (Michael's boss) is also ignorant, rude, mean-spirited, idiotic, and ungrateful for all the hard work Michael does.
 * 14) Michael constantly remarking the "hotness" of his daughter and even her breast size, which comes off as not just creepy, but also incest.
 * 15) The effect used in the scene where Michael turns green and then purple looks stupid.
 * 16) A stupid joke where Michael changes the language that his boss at the representation room speaks in.
 * 17) On it's own hand, the movie does have some pretty emotional moments, like the main character's death in the future, but it ends up being pointless, especially considering, that he later quickly gets back to the real world to be normal again.
 * 18) Product placement of Twinkies, Yodels, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Staples, Wendy’s, T.G.I Fridays, and Hubba Bubba Gum.
 * 19) A part making fun of a trans character that hasn't aged well.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The effects for the virtual room look impressive.
 * 2) Some of the acting is really good. Especially from Adam Sandler and Christopher Walken.
 * 3) The soundtrack is good.
 * 4) The movie gives good life morals:
 * 5) *A job is important but you must also give your family it's place.
 * 6) *Success should not cost you what you love.
 * 7) The father scene and Michael's death in the future are quite sad, emotional and very well-made. In these, Adam Sandler continues proving to be a great actor.
 * 8) As mentioned above, the premise of a remote control that can control a person's entire universe is very interesting and compelling, but it was poorly executed.
 * 9) The kids in this movie don't seem to be annoying.
 * 10) Depending on your view, some people consider this to be one of Adam Sandler's good movies; especially if you consider that some of his subsequent comedies (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Jack and Jill, Grown Ups and Pixels) were truly awful
 * 11) The prediction of the new World Trade Center's design is actually pretty accurate.
 * 12) Morty's universal remote is a pretty interesting and entertaining gadget.
 * 13) Proper Character Development: Michael starts as a workaholic who's constantly worried/stressed out and despite loving his family, he never makes enough time for them. After getting the remote, he starts growing and realizing his mistakes and seeing how much of a bad father, husband and son he has been 'til then and by the end of the movie he decides to start embracing the good things in his life and the time with his family.

Reception
Click received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. The film currently holds a 33% "rotten" rating on mh:rottenwebsites:Rotten Tomatoes and the consensus is: "This latest Adam Sandler vehicle borrows shamelessly from It's a Wonderful Life and Back to the Future, and fails to produce the necessary laughs that would forgive such imitation.". Metacritic gave it a score of 45 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by mh:rottenwebsites:CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Despite this, it has developed a cult following over the years since its release, and many people now see it as a decent film for Adam Sandler.

Accolades
Despite the mixed reviews, it was nominated an Oscar for Best Makeup, making it the only Sandler film to be nominated for an Oscar (as of 2022).