The year is 2006, and audiences have noticed Adam Sandler is trying to do more than just his usual brand of comedy, branching into projects like Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), and, to an extent, Big Daddy (1999). So when Click came out, it should not have been a surprise that the movie was going to be something more heart-felt and touching than silly comedy despite being written by Steven Koren (Night at the Roxbury; Bruce Almighty) and Mark O’Keefe (Bruce Almighty). Yet, there is something sobering, heartwarming, and genuinely touching about Click, and this new 4K restoration may shine a light on the underappreciated and rather over-hated Sandler flick that truly packs a punch.
The movie focuses on Michael Newman (Adam Sandler), who’s married to the love of his life, Donna (Kate Beckinsale). However, he feels like he’s stuck between a rock and a hard place. He is constantly trying to advance at work and trying to balance home life, but every time his awful boss, Ammer (David Hasselhoff), keeps dangling a promotion over his head and Newman keeps chasing the never-fulfilled promise. All of this changes one day, though, when he goes into Bed Bath & Beyond because he is frustrated with the multitude of remotes he has in his house and cannot do something as simple as turn his television on. In the Beyond section, he meets Morty (Christopher Walken) who gives Michael the universal remote he is looking for. Ominously, Morty tells him there are no returns on it despite being free. Michael thinks that Morty is just sort of crazy until he slowly starts to discover that the universal remote will not only work on his household electronics, but will also get the dog to stop barking by muting him. He thinks it’s a coincidence or that he’s crazy (or both) until he realizes it’s a universal remote for life. He can skip things he wants to skip, mute conversations he doesn’t want to hear, and so forth. At first, this seems like a dream as he no longer has to do the things he hates, but there is a price. The remote learns what he doesn’t want anymore and changes his life.
Through the course of the film, we observe as Michael utilizes the remote to fast track his life, manually at first, then automatically as the remote learns his preferences. Anytime they’re about to get intimate, Donna wants a massage, something Michael loathes doing. Time fast forwards and the evening’s excitement ends in two minutes or less and has him appearing to have the time of his life while Donna is left clearly annoyed. He skips important family time as he doesn’t want to be surrounded by his parents, Ted and Trudy (Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner, respectively), ultimately causing him to lose touch with reality from his family, his kids, his wife, his own parents all so he can work longer and get that promotion that keeps getting dangled in front of him. He even uses the remote to get through sickness, but that later becomes anytime he gets sick. Living a life where you’re just a passenger through everything you once deemed unnecessary is clearly going to have consequences, and the movie, at the end of the day, tells audiences to be present in the moment and truly live every moment like you can’t skip anything — a lesson we can all take to heart.
The new 4K transfer from Sony Pictures is an upscaled 4K versus a native 4K transfer and comes with Dolby Vision and HDR10. However, this upscaling has eliminated some of the grain and tweaked the dated-looking Blu-ray print. The future segments in the third act look much better on this transfer than they did in 2006 and on the previous Blu-ray release. Moreover though, the remote itself is more vibrant that it ever was on the Blu-ray, further enhancing its magical presence. While the upgrade from Blu-ray is truly is a fantastic upgrade, the previous Blu-ray was never great and this is a much loved and well taken care of upgrade that is more than well-deserved for the underappreciated comedy. Most importantly, this seems it is mostly possible due to the fact that Sony gave Click a 100 GB disk, allowing the transfer to be uncompressed, treating this underappreciated Adam Sandler classic to an enhanced presentation.
When it comes to audio options however, there is a full Dolby Atmos remix set as the default audio, but there is also the DTS from the original theatrical release. While the movie isn’t boasting a memorable score or soundtrack, moments where the remote is the central focus point are truly when the new audio mix gets to shine.
The only disappointing part of this release is that there are no new special features. While the previous features, which are included from the Blu-ray, were slightly bountiful, it would have been enticing to see something new added (a new interview with Walken (Joe Dirt) and Sandler would’ve been great). Overall, though, the quality of the transfer and the fact that Click *is* a genuinely great movie and deserves your time and attention, this transfer and new presentation is more than worth the upgrade.
Click Legacy Special Features:
- Cast and Crew commentary
- Deleted scenes
- Make Me Old and Fat
- FX of Click
- Design My Universe
- Cars of the Future
- Humping Dogs
- Director’s take
- Fine Cookin’
- Theatrical Trailer
Available on 4K UHD and digital June 23rd, 2026.
For more information, head to the official Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Click webpage.
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