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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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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January 5, 2010The lack of movie options the past two weeks made me finally decide to watch this Adam Sandler comedy. I must say that I liked it, even if I thought that it was too much of a children's movie for my taste. Some scenes were funny, esp those with Russell Brand in them, but most of ...( read more)
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January 3, 2010Reality may sound devastating but it's true that there is no happy ending. You just have to accept it as it is and make it to your advantage. The way Skeeter did on this movie. The undercard will always find his way up.
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January 1, 2010The toned down Adam Sandler loses something. The premise could have worked with a little more heart and humor and a little less lame unfunny bits. And what the hell was Guy Pearce doing in this film, anybody with an accent and a sneer could have taken his role.
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
December 24, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Bedtime Stories is not my cup of tea. Even the saucer. Fairness requires me to report, however, that it may appeal to, as they say, 'kids of all ages.' full review
December 24, 2008
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Bedtime Stories is baloney on Wonder Bread with a Kraft Single and some Miracle Whip -- barely lunchable. full review
December 24, 2008
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Bedtime Stories is clean enough to fly the Walt Disney Pictures flag, yet it's full of bimbos and cleavage and shots of Adam Sandler getting kicked in the shins by a dwarf. full review
December 23, 2008
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Sandler's mischievous heart just doesn't belong in a straight-up kid zone like Bedtime Stories, especially one with a script that doesn't elevate beyond the expected. full review
December 22, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The shortage of wit and the excess of goo can be summed up in Sandler's line to these children of divorce: 'I'm like the stink on your feet -- I'll always be there.' full review
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