Click
2006 · Directed by Frank Coraci
Original language: English
- comedy
- drama
- fantasy
The story
A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated suburban comedy with the glossy, evenly lit look of mid-2000s studio films: sunny kitchens, pale blue skies, warm practical lamps in offices, and clean wide compositions that let the slapstick breathe. Camera work is mostly conventional coverage, with quick cuts during the remote-control sequences and a soft, sentimental drift once the mood turns toward the hospital and the family house. The score is bouncy and orchestral, with lighter piano and string cues for the quieter scenes, and the sound design leans on comic beats like freeze-frames and whooshing fast-forward. The vibe is silly, warm and bittersweet, a Saturday-afternoon comfort watch or easy company for a lazy evening. The pacing is brisk and gag-driven, with the emotional arc following a harried father who slowly learns to slow down and value the people around him. Intensity is low: there is a heart attack and a hospital storyline with some mortality, and adult humour with crude jokes and mild innuendo, but no real violence, gore or fear. It suits people who want a light, funny film with a soft emotional payoff and nothing harsh.
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