It has been interesting to watch Adam Sandler become this “bankable” movie star over the years but the question in MY mind is – “for how much longer?” I mean, most of his movies feel like retreads of either his previous work or blatant derivative hackjobs of other more successful rom-coms. His latest (out on DVD) is titled Bedtime Stories. Sandler plays “Skeeter Bronson” a handyman at a hotel that was once his father’s. It’s interesting what his father says near the beginning – “Your fun is only limited by your imagination.” Ironically, “Bedtime Stories” is lacking in the IMAGINATION department and so in turn is our enjoyment in watching it. The storyline is the typical Sandler, as The Loser, redeems himself and gets the girl bit that we’ve all seen before. And the talents of actors like Jonathan Pryce, Guy Pearce and Russell Brand are all wasted here with paper-thin characters. what a dissappointment. It’s good to see Keri Russell and Lucy Lawless in the flick but again, they didn’t get to do much here. I DO have to say that Courtney Cox (who plays Skeeter’s sister) is NOT aging well. Me thinks someone went a little overboard with botox injections to her face because half of her face did NOT move over the entire course of the movie. yikes! don’t get too close, cameraman! please! I’m not sure why Disney got involved with this forgettable film because it’s really not even worth a rental.
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