As Good As It Gets

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Bedtime StoriesAn unusual plot but more annoyingly its exhausting and there is only Adam to look forward too, but in this one he too disappoints the audience.

I'm not going to spin a yarn for you here, this is not a must see movie. First off, there is no universe where Russell is more fair than Palmer. Character-shmaracter, that is just too fantastic a fairy tale. There is no second, that's pretty much the only real fail. The show has some FX, delicious eye candy AND conjures up some decent chuckles. It is not the best of his comedies but it's no Grown Ups 2, either. This is definitely worth seeing and easily watchable every 2 - 3 years.

"Bedtime stories" is not your typical Adam Sandler movie, as it is more aimed at children. Plot In A Paragraph: Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is the handyman of a posh hotel. He is looked down upon by the general manager, the arrogant Kendall (Guy Pearce) who is engaged to the shallow Violet (Teresa Palmer) who is the daughter of the Hotels owner Barry Notingham (Richard Griffiths) When Skeeters sister Wendy (Courtney Cox) needs to travel to Arizona for a job interview. Wendy asks her friend Jill to watch her son Patrick and her daughter Bobbi during the day and Skeeter to watch them during the night. Skeeter makes up bedtime stories to help them to sleep but soon Skeeter realises that the plot of the stories are coming true and affecting his life. Adam Sandler is his usual self, as was Courtney Cox in her smaller role. Keri Russell is lovely as Jill, the two child actors who played Patrick and Bobbi were both fine and managed to stay clear of all the child actor cliché's, and Guy Pearce was suitably slimy and annoying. However for me Russell Brand was the stand out as Mickey, Skeeters best friend and co worker.

This is not another "Adam Sandler disappointment"; as he used to deliver lately. Sure I laughed, many times too. His character isn't the only funny one. The movie has a lot of funny characters, done by nice cast. For instance, Guy Pearce, in his first comedy I think, gave an attractive performance. And I loved the 2 kids. They were adorable and gifted. Even Russell Brand, who I usually can't stand, did wonderful moments. The comedy has nothing to do with Sandler's very well known type of adult jokes (which I, as adult, madly hate !). The bedtime stories were various, and their CGI was lavish. So based on the above, my verdict is : Lovely Movie !Now I'll leave the keyboard to my alter ego, the number 1 nasty points' seeker on IMDb..There is a great disturbance in the force.. sorry.. in the script. If it's a fantasy, then what's the source of fantasy in the story ? Why nearly all of the kids' imagination comes true ? Being one of the "I'll relay on myself, not magic" movies, then from where that magic comes ?!! Apparently, the movie didn't care whatsoever about that point, which caused deep confusion, and didn't leave much to the lead character to challenge. NASTY POINT THAT IS !In fact, that script doesn't care about many other things. Take a list : How come that the hotel's owner's daughter, played by Teresa Palmer, was the heroine of Sandler's first fantasies, knowing that we didn't see him fond of her in real life since the start ? The hotel's owner is ready to give the whole management to just a sincere handyman ??! Sandler's presentation was nothing but a hoax. Yes, he talked warmly, but without real idea or specified theme. Brand's character suddenly loves Palmer for no reason but seeing her in a bikini ?! (knowing that Palmer is horribly skinny.. Paris Hilton skinny !). And last but not the least, tell me one reason makes the old high school bitches feel sad when they see Russell in Sandler's arms ?! Especially when they include who we'll know later as a successful powerful woman ! NEW NASTY POINTS !The end is supposed to be happy, but the one I watched was happy in outrageous and forced way. The matter of "can't call him on the phone to tell him stop the demolition" was fabricated; just like the 2 kids sneaking into the school minutes before the demolition. And if I forgave that, how can I forgive the matter of Sandler, who never drove a motorcycle in his life, riding that motorcycle like the world's best biker ??! Pearce's character ends up as a waiter ? Why he descended to the bottom like that ?! And how come that Palmer marries poor Brand in the end ?? Well, this too happy ending is against the movie's moral, concerning relaying on yourself not magic, since it solves everything with magic ! MORE OF NASTY POINTS !Despite not finding any readable proof, I bet that many scenes were shot digitally. It's disastrously shown in many moments, where the digital image is a bit lazy and badly bright. It discomforted me during the viewing, if not the movie's comedy before me. And finally, how that movie wasn't rated R for horrific images ? (Doesn't Courteney Cox's face freak you out ? It freaks me out !). So based on the above, my verdict will be : NASTY MOVIE ! Bedtime Stories is an elegant, well meaning and funny movie. Faulty at times, and too sugary at others. However eventually manages to be some empty fun. And we need that from time to time (Ok, me and my alter ego had an agreement !).