Fantasy and reality collide when a hotel handyman, Skeeter Bronson (played by Adam Sandler) reluctantly agrees to look after his niece and nephew in order to help his sister out. To keep them quiet, he resorts to storytelling and in doing so, unwittingly opens the door to their vivid imaginations. Skeeter soon realises that the events in the fantasy world seemed to be strangely mirrored in his own life. Ultimately, the kids have the last laugh as it is their make-believe bedtime stories that magically come true, much to their uncle's surprise.
by guankuanyeoh
on 23/04/2009 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Three words: funny, yet touching. It just has this amazin' feature i can relate 2 and till 2day i love. Watchin's it just makes me wanna cry my heart out at the Beauty and Wonder of it's GREATNESS. Nothing could be better. You see, from my point, i had stricter standards, but with Adam sandler, he saddled this movie through so well, it became more that just A movie. it became The movie to beat. Till today, no film has matched up [yet]. Plot: Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is a hotel leader who is promised as a child by his father Marty (Jonathan Pryce) to be the manager of the family hotel, but later it is bought by chain Nottingham Hotels. 25 years later, the new manager Mr. Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) plans to build a new hotel and appoints another man, the snotty Kendall (Guy Pearce) to become the manager, because he is dating his daughter. Skeeter's sister (Courteney Cox) asks him to watch her kids, because the school at which she is the principal is being closed and she is looking for a job in Arizona. The first night, Skeeter tells a bedtime story taking place in medieval times, with some additions from her kids. It comes true. Mr. Nottingham gives Skeeter a shot at the manager position when he says his new hotel theme was taken by Hard Rock Hotel and on his way home it rains gumballs, all from the story. The next night, at the hotel, he tells another story set in the Old West, and when he waits for it to come true, a man (Rob Schneider) steals his wallet. He saves Mr. Nottingham's daughter, Violet (Teresa Palmer), from the paparazzi and gets kicked by a dwarf (Mikey Post). The night after that, out on a campfire, he tells them about a Greek stunt man, and he ends up falling for his sister's friend and fellow colleague Jill (Keri Russell). The last night, he tells them about a space fight, and unfortunately makes the discovery, after he wins the gig of manager, that the closing school is where the new Nottingham Hotel will be. After being fired, which turned out to be the connection with the ending of the space story, he gets the hotel moved to Santa Monica, and then with Jill is able to end the demolition, saving the school and his nephew and niece and in turn gets his wallet and money back. Sometime later, he marries Jill and founds a hotel named after his late father. Kendall, for trying to destroy the School with Skeeter's nephew and niece isn't fired, instead he and his scheming partner Aspen (Lucy Lawless) are demoted to members of the hotel wait staff. Violet marries Skeeter's best friend Mickey (Russell Brand) giving him control of the Nottingham Empire, becoming the 9th richest man alive, in the meantime newlywed Skeeter and Jill have a baby.
Comments: Like i said, if one can find the kid in him, he will surely love this film till its very end. So for such as good movie, how can you decline? Rating: 4.5/5 Conclusion: Go ahead. Acknowledgment: Wikipedia Thnks
"Bedtime Stories" is a classic Disney comedy combined with funnyman Adam Sandler where the magical stories ranging from Wild West and medieval times to ancient Greece and outer space are brought to life. Diving far away from his obscene Israeli hairstylist in "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", Adam Sandler has his own brand of acting that is in fact quite apparent in this film and can be spotted in previous films such as "Happy Gilmore" and "Mr. Deeds". His performance blends well with what the story needs, natural humour.
Adam plays hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson who has to take care of his niece and nephew, while his health-obsessed sister is away searching for a job. One night, he tells the kids and a rather bug-eyed guinea pig a bedtime story and the next day the imaginative story comes to life! The imaginative story that both the kids and Skeeter cooked up are so ridiculously funny and comically layered with the adorable Bugsy, a 100% CGI guinea pig character. Seems like there is a strange interest to include rodents in films lately, like the TV-obsessed hamster in "Bolt" and the diamond-stealing rat in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua". Sporting such names in the story like Sir Fix-a-lot and Sir Buttkiss, what's not to like?
The film carries some good stars such as Guy Pearce ("Traitor"), Courtney Cox (TV sitcom "Friends"), Richard Griffiths ("Harry Potter" franchise) and Russell Brand ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall"). I would've expected Courtney to play a funnier role than the dull health freak mum but the kids were not bad! The film also has a few surprises up its sleeve with cameos by Rob Schneider and Carmen Electra. Seeing the wacky Rob Schneider there as the "Red Indian" in the story felt refreshing and made me wish he had a bigger role!
As far as special effects go, it's beautifully crafted to the very details of the vivid colours to make this a story to remember, especially the ending. Sweet touch with the popup book idea!
On the whole, "Bedtime Stories" is one story that will not make you go to sleep.
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