"Click" takes an old theme -- that life is to be cherished in each moment, even the seemingly insignificant ones -- and gives it a postmodern spin by dropping in funnyman Adam Sandler and a mischievous Universal Remote with its own Life Menu. The movie is gag-filled, as you would expect of a Sandler movie, but the filmmakers -- director Frank Coraci and writers Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe -- realize they have hit upon an idea that is both clever and good, so they edge their comedy into some darker areas of human behavior. Sandler's Michael Newman is established as a harried, workaholic architect determined to win the approval of his boss (David Hasselhoff) so he will be named a partner in the firm.

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