Eye Candy #280 - "Click"

Click:  A comedy with such a heavy-handed message you can hear Harry Chapin singing "Cats in the Cradle". Michael Newman is an overworked father who comes across a magical "remote control" that allows him to pause and speed-up real life. At first he finds it convenient, but then realizes he's speeding through all the parts of his life he wanted to be there for, and spending time with his wife and children. Soon he's hurtling through his life at high speed, a bystander rather than a participant. Okay, okay, I get it - stop and smell the roses, etc. etc. For a comedy the laughs are few and far between (and frankly, an Adam Sandler movie without a laugh from Adam Sandler...is pretty much the kiss of of death). I tried hard to like this movie, but it bored the hell out of me. The supporting cast is surprisingly good, with Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, and Christopher Walken all fairing much better than Sandler. I gave it two stars just because of the Hoff, who does well in the movie.