--- title: "Click: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/click/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/click" critics_score: 55 critics_reviews: 11 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Click (2006): what the critics said Critics' score 55 from 11 reviews: 1 positive, 7 mixed, 3 negative. The consensus on Click is mixed, with critics finding promise in its remote-control premise but uneven results from its blend of broad comedy and family sentiment. Praise clusters around the idea’s inventive, sometimes nightmarish possibilities and Christopher Walken’s performance, which several reviews identify as a bright spot. Some also find warmth and emotional force beneath the cruder jokes, though enthusiasm for Adam Sandler’s performance is limited. The sharpest divide concerns the sentimentality: what moves some critics strikes others as sugary or overearnest. Empire is the most favourable, finding an amiable, moving comedy despite an uneven first half and an overfilled script. Variety is much harsher on the comedy but still values the straight-played family drama, so even a negative verdict contains substantial praise. Radio Times finds Sandler unusually unlikeable and the supporting cast hampered, while other reviews respond to his vulnerability. ## Empire — Sam Toy Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 25 August 2006. The review finds Click an amiable, moving comedy that works despite its uneven first half. It praises Kate Beckinsale’s performance and says the overfilled script could have been more streamlined. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/click-review/) ## Screen Daily — John Hazelton Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 23 June 2006. The page confirms a review, but the review text is inaccessible. Its verdict and specific praise or complaint cannot be determined from the available text. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/click/4027752.article) ## The New York Times Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 23 June 2006. The page is inaccessible, so the critic’s verdict cannot be determined. No specific praise or complaint is available from the text provided. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/movies/23clic.html?mcubz=1) ## Time Out — Trevor Johnston Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 26 September 2006. The available page text does not reveal the critic’s verdict. It also does not show what the critic singles out for praise or complaint. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/click-2) ## RogerEbert.com — Roger Ebert Rating 2.5/4. 22 June 2006. Ebert finds the comedy amusing at first but says it falters as it turns sentimental. He singles out Christopher Walken’s energetic performance as a bright spot. [Read the review](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/click-2006) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 29 September 2006. Bradshaw finds the film a goofy, sentimental improvement over Sandler’s earlier attempt at Capra-style comedy, though it remains flawed. He praises its moments of good-natured sweetness while criticizing Sandler as conceited and opaque. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/sep/29/comedy) ## Total Film — Total Film Rating 3/5. 29 September 2006. The critic finds Click uneven, with a strong central idea undermined by gross-out comedy and sugary sentiment. They praise its inventive uses of the remote-control premise, especially when the story explores its nightmarish consequences. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/click-review/) ## Radio Times — John Ferguson Rating 2/5. Ferguson finds the fantasy comedy undermined by queasy sentimentality and calls Sandler unusually unlikeable. He also notes that the starry supporting cast struggles to make much headway. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-uvkb6k/click/) ## Variety — Justin Chang Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 22 June 2006. Chang finds the comedy conspicuously unfunny, despite a cleverly conceived premise and a strong turn toward family drama. He praises the later, straight-played scenes for extracting unexpectedly resonant moments from the story’s family lessons. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/click-1200515222/) ## Slant Magazine — Nick Schager Rating 1/4. 20 June 2006. Schager pans the film as a narrow, puerile comedy that collapses into overearnest schmaltz. He singles out Christopher Walken’s bizarre, inventive performance as a rare bright spot. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/click/) ## Eye for Film — Jennie Kermode Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 29 September 2006. Kermode finds the film a flawed but entertaining comedy that rises above familiar material. She praises Christopher Walken’s sinister performance and Sandler’s portrayal of Michael’s desperation and vulnerability. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/click-film-review-by-jennie-kermode) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/click.md