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Bedtime Stories (2008)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:25

Rotten:77

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: Though it may earns some chuckles from pre-teens, this kid-friendly Adam Sandler comedy is uneven, poorly paced, and lacks the requisite whimsy to truly work.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild rude humor and mild language.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:26-12-2008

Synopsis: Having promised to make a film his own kids could enjoy, Adam Sandler (YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN) delivers the goods in the charming fairy tale BEDTIME STORIES. As the film opens we meet Marty... Having promised to make a film his own kids could enjoy, Adam Sandler (YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN) delivers the goods in the charming fairy tale BEDTIME STORIES. As the film opens we meet Marty Bronson, running the family motel along with his children, Wendy and Skeeter. Marty's ruinous business sense forces him to sell the motel to ambitious developer Barry Nottingham. Marty hopes Skeeter will run the business someday, but years later we find Skeeter (Sandler) working only as the new hotel's maintenance man. So when Wendy (Courteney Cox) asks Skeeter to babysit her kids, Bobbi and Patrick, Skeeter--a master storyteller--wins them over by crafting bedtime stories that reflect his frustrations. From ancient Rome to outer space, Skeeter is the heroic underdog defeating his hotel rival, Kendall (Guy Pearce), and winning the hand of Nottingham's daughter. But when the kids' creative additions cross over into true life, Skeeter is convinced that they're the key to his sudden success. The price of that success, though, is the destruction of the kids' school. To save the school, his relationship with Wendy's kids, and the affections of love interest Jill (Keri Russell), Skeeter must bring his storytime heroics into the real world. Sandler puts his trademark man-child antics to good use as the disheartened handyman who fulfills his dreams by staying true to the people who matter most. Filled with plenty of humor and a heartfelt message, BEDTIME STORIES is an uplifting family fable that can be appreciated by parents and children alike. [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Keri Russell, Richard Griffiths

Starring: Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Keri Russell, Richard Griffiths, Courteney Cox, Lucy Lawless, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand, Aisha Tyler, Jonathan Pryce

Director: Adam Shankman

Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Matt Lopez, Tim Herlihy
Story: Matt Lopez
Producer: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Andrew Gunn
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

Enjoyable, silly and a wee bit whimsical. It's also treacherously predictable at times, the two leads lack chemistry and it has the token horrible Rob Schneider cameo.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
04/19/09
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

The real charm of Bedtime Stories is how it works as a family film.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
04/18/09
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Given that Sandler's main appeal has always been to the 12-year-old in all of us, it probably makes sense for him to aim his movies directly at that age group.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/06/09
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

A big step backward for director Adam Shankman ('Hairspray').

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
04/06/09
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/27/09
Chris Bumbray
Chris Bumbray
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Bedtime Stories lacks the required thrills, imagination, comedy and drama required to be a truly entertaining family film.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
01/31/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Guy Pearce abraça o embaraço com toda a vontade, mas nem isso salva esta porcaria constrangedoramente mal escrita, atuada e dirigida do fracasso. Um filme de Adam Sandler para crianças: alguém alerte a UNICEF.

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01/27/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A potentially interesting movie that comes crashing down as hard as that proverbial beanstalk.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
01/14/09
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

I've seen better special effects in Troma releases...

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/07/09
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

Sandler tames his jokes for family-friendly fantasy flick.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
01/04/09
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

It's a little odd that making a film for children has almost made Adam Sandler grow up.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/03/09
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

The very definition of a disposable, kid-quieting fluff, done in a predictably Sandler way (read: watch out for Rob Schneider's umpteenth variation on the 'You can do it!' schtick).

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Everyone knows Sandler can be grossly funny; this movie proves he can be family friendly funny

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
12/30/08
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

Adam Sandler tones down his normally racy humor effectively, but the lightweight story is a one-note sidestep.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
12/30/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The twitchy anxiety that once powered his persona has given way to a doughy anonymity.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
12/29/08
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson
L.A. Weekly

Russell Brand is absurd, funny and wonderfully out of place in a family movie. And hello: crazy pop-eyed animated guinea pig alert!

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
12/29/08
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller
Premiere Magazine

After sitting through this fractious fairy tale, we feel as plucked as a Christmas goose.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
12/29/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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An innocuous but haphazard family comedy that seems less crafted for children than dreamed up by a team of them.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/29/08
Dan Kois
Dan Kois
Washington Post

For a creative premise, it's downright dispiriting to see such a banal interpretation.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
12/29/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
 
 
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