Adam Sandler,
Keri Russell,
Guy Pearce,
Russell Brand,
Richard Griffiths
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Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson's life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorp...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2009
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Stats: 18,569 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (18,569)
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July 9, 2009Very entertaining and charming family film. I thought it would suck, but was pleasantly surprised!
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June 15, 2009From the previews I was afraid that the hamster was going to be too over the top and ridiculous but it wasn't that bad. I love Adam Sandler and I want it to rain gumballs!
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June 7, 2009As I had noted in previous reviews of Sandler films, I used to not want to like him, but gave in to his genuine charm and likable nature which translates well on screen.
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May 29, 2009This was actually pretty cute. Some parts were kinda lame, but it was a good kids movie.
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December 10, 2009If you don't like Adam Sandler, this won't appeal to you. To those of us who just want a good laugh, this you'll want to see!
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December 7, 2009Bedtime Stories was magical but lowers down the promise of fantasies. B-: Pretty good.
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December 7, 2009Not bad, but more for kids. Tremendous cast - Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand (always funny), Lucy Lawless & Courtney Cox. One name I left out is Teresa Palmer. I had only seen her in one other role - a dumb independent movie called "Restraint". She looked am...( read more)
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December 6, 2009For a film aimed at kids; it does its job. It is funny and the cast is fantastic all playing their parts well; strange to see Russell Brand in a Disney kids film but it suprisingly works; maybe he's there just for the adults to laugh at the irony of him being cast in such a film....( read more)
Critic Reviews
January 5, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
December 29, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
That Skeeter benefits from what he does for his niece and nephew is an object lesson in responsibility and benevolence -- and it blesses the audience, too. full review
December 29, 2008
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Richard Griffiths best gets the antic spirit of this enterprise, relishing his multiple roles as Sandler's phobic boss and several fantasy characters. full review
December 29, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
If you listen carefully to the strains of 'When You Wish Upon a Star' during the Disney corporate intro, you may hear Walt moaning in his grave. full review
December 28, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It's pleasant and won't ruffle the nerves of any stressed-out parents. full review
December 25, 2008
Josh Rosenblatt, Austin Chronicle
I was so exhausted by Sandler's rubbery-face-and-funny-voices schtick, that no amount of good-natured moralizing about the importance of family and love was going to have any effect on me. full review
December 24, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
When it comes to holiday tales, it would be best to reread The Night Before Christmas rather than waste time or money on Bedtime Stories. full review
December 24, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Adam Shankman's holiday adventure has a big central concept and next to no desire to follow through on reasonably--much less fully--exploiting it. full review
December 24, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Sloppy, choppy, and saved by an affably low-key and typically sophomoric Sandler performance. full review
December 24, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The new Disney movie Bedtime Stories presents a taste test for moviegoers: Do you prefer your Adam Sandler regular strength or in the new mild format? full review
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