Adam Sandler seems so infallible at the box office and this movie is no exception. It is a typical Sandler movie with fart jokes, boob shots, and Kate Beckinsale as his wife?! Are you kidding me?
But apparently as usual Sandler is not kidding, and judging from the gross for the film it killed at the box office. I stopped watching Sandler movies at the box office after that wonderfully awful remake "The Longest Yard". But I watched this one because first of all I have always liked Adam Sandler movies no matter how juvenile, and secondly I just love to look at Kate Beckinsale, especially in hot shorts.
This is a typical Sandler movie with a little twist. It tries to be heartwarming and steals the theme from "It's A Wonderful Life". Sandler plays architect Michael Newman, who stumbles into the "beyond" section of Bed Bath and Beyond where he meets a weird clerk Morty, played by Christopher Walken. Morty gives Michael a remote control which basically allows him to rewind and fast forward through his life.
At first, he uses it to comic effect, but as the movie moves forward he realizes he can use it to fast forward through the boring parts of his life and get to the good parts. And then the sappiness comes into play, with Sandler missing out on a lot of his life due to his continued use of the remote. He learns that he gets promoted, but he is also in need of marriage counseling.
It basically uses the motif of a life in review to some funny parts but my recommendation is to watch it when it comes on cable or Direct TV. Not worth the "click" on Netflix.
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