Click

In the end, "Click" is not what you expect to get from an Adam Sandler movie. While it starts out as a comedy with potential, the second half becomes a moralistic drama that could potentially move you to tears.

Sandler stars as Michael Newman, a workaholic architect trying to impress his boss (David Hasselhoff) in order to make it to partner status at the firm. As he spends every minute on building projects, his two adorable kids and very attractive wife (Kate Beckinsale) try to convince him to spend more time with them. Even with his parents (Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner) encouraging him to take time for family, Michael continues to tell them it will all be better once he is a partner.

Getting there continues to be a struggle, to the point that he looks for any way to get a break in life. This is when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken) in the Beyond section at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Morty sells him a remote control that allows Michael to rewind and fast forward events in his life. Initially, this is a great tool for him as he is able to avoid arguments with his wife and abuse his overbearing boss. But then the remote begins to learn his preferences in life, skipping him ahead of any conflict, taking him to places in his future where life is good. What he quickly comes to realize, though, is that he has also missed out on the important things in life. Eventually, he is twenty years in the future where he's suffered multiple heart attacks, has lost loved ones, and is divorced from his wife. Morty pops up on occasion to point out to Michael what he has really lost.

If you're going to see "Click" for its comedy elements, you'll be pleased with the first hour. Unfortunately, the second hour is all drama. Granted, Sandler does well with the role, and each character ages nicely, but that's not what I went to see. The laughs themselves are on different levels, whether because of a simple fart joke, Rachel Dratch as Michael's assistant, or seeing Sean Astin in a Speedo. "Click" doesn't even try to end with a laugh, but instead nearly mimics the final scene of "It's a Wonderful Life" with a handwritten note from an angel. This is a nice, warm, feel-good movie, but it's by no means what you think you're going to get from Adam Sandler. I give it a B-.

"Click" is rated PG-13 with a running time of 98 minutes.