{"id":54,"date":"2007-02-20T23:07:25","date_gmt":"2007-02-20T23:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/2007\/02\/20\/click\/"},"modified":"2014-05-20T09:13:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T08:13:57","slug":"click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/2007\/02\/20\/click\/","title":{"rendered":"Click"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image79\" alt=\"Click\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberelk.net\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/click.jpg\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0389860\/\">Click<\/a> is a great idea for a film: a universal remote control that controls your universe.  Adam Sandler is usually quite good for funny-but-with-sad-bits films, and I think this was just the wrong film for him.  The film ended up being a little bit too stuck in the formula, and too sentimental, and that&#8217;s a shame because the basic premise was good, and the conclusion was fitting.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Walken was extremely good in his part as the mad professor-type who gives Adam&#8217;s character (Michael) the remote control, and one of my favourite little details was James Earl Jones narrating the commentary to Michael&#8217;s life when he pressed the Menu button.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion is that if they aren&#8217;t careful, people can end up living their lives on fast forward, on autopilot, just getting by, waiting for the good bits and missing out on what&#8217;s right there in front of them.  I wish the film had been a little bit less smulchy and stupid, because I think it&#8217;s a good message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click is a great idea for a film: a universal remote control that controls your universe. 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