BEDTIME STORIES (Theatrical Release USA 2008)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì

Bedtime Stories—an Adam Sandler story—is whimsical with light presentation and touchdown on the power of words to come to life, especially words spoken before drifting off to sleep. While this is not Adam Sandler’s best work, it still becomes worth a watch and can be a good background flick for parties. While the original trailers for the film focused on the sky raining gumballs, do not expect those kind of unique and spectacular special effects throughout the movie.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

A hotel maintenance man finds that bedtime stories have a way of materializing even if not in the manner they are told.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Adam Shankman for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Jennifer Gibgot, Garrett Grant, Ann Marie Sanderlin, and Adam Shankman for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), Jill (Keri Russell), Kendall (Guy Pearce), Mickey (Russell Brand), Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths), Violet Nottingham (Teresa Palmer), Aspen (Lucy Lawless), Wendy (Courteney Cox), and Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. While the movie seems a low-budget B-grade film, it still has value especially for children that qualify for the movie’s rating.

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