I'm going to make a bold statement here: "Bedtime Stories" may be Adam Sandler's best movie. Yes, "Happy Gilmore" and "Billy Madison" are both funnier, but "Bedtime Stories" works on a lot of levels. It is laugh out loud funny at times, warm at others and shows some depth in Adam Sandler's acting while still preserving some of his trademark comic tones and voice inflections. Simply put, it is a very fun movie for "children of all ages". Sandler plays a handyman at a luxury hotel who was hoping to run the place one day when his dad originally owned it. While babysitting his sister's kids, he finds that the bedtime stories he tells them sort of come true the next day. They even manage to find real-world ways to come true (the raining gumballs are not what they seem). He then decides to use these bedtime stories to make some of his dreams come true, but finds it is not that simple. His efforts lead to some very funny moments as he tweaks his stories to try to manipulate results and cringes when the kids add their own elements, often horrific in nature. Upon further review, maybe it is not Sandler's best film. That may have been a stretch, but it is definitely a very fun time spent at the movies. Grade: B+
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2 comments:
5 of the last 6 movies all B or better is Bobby getting soft in this the year 2009!!!!
Steve
Yes, but did you see the string of "D"s before that??? YECCHH!
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