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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Pictures
Salesrank: 511
Released: April 7, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Funnyman Adam Sandler stars in Walt Disney Pictures' Bedtime Stories, the magical family comedy that's packed with adventure and lots of heart. When Skeeter Bronson (Sandler) babysits his sister's (Courteney Cox) children, his imagination runs wild as he dreams up elaborate bedtime stories always casting himself as the hero. Entranced, the children add their own ideas to these once-upon-a-time tales of heroics and chivalry. Then magic happens. These nighttime fantasies become Skeeter's daytime realities, leading him on a real-life adventure in search of his own happy ending. Filled with colorful characters, humor and whimsy, this heartwarming comedy will enchant your entire family again and again.
Description of Bedtime Stories:
A fantastical tale about a man who makes up bedtime stories for his niece and nephew only to find that they magically come true the next day, Bedtime Stories is a funny and enjoyable film about finding happiness in unexpected places. Skeeter (Adam Sandler) grew up with his sister Wendy (Courteney Cox) in a small hotel run by his father Marty (Jonathan Pryce) which was eventually sold to Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) with the caveat that Skeeter would someday assume a leadership role in the business. Expansion transformed the small hotel into the luxury Nottingham Hotel, but Skeeter is just a handyman with little hope of advancement. When his sister needs to leave the state for a job interview, Skeeter ends up sharing the responsibility of watching her two elementary-age children Bobbi (Laura Ann Kessling) and Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit), whom he hasn't seen for years, with Wendy's friend Jill (Keri Russell). Initially an awkward situation, Skeeter and the kids bond over bedtime stories which Skeeter and the children make up. When events in the story start coming true, Skeeter tries to spin the stories to benefit his life, but events take some unexpected turns thanks to the kids' wild imaginations and some strange translations between fiction and reality. New relationships flourish and in the end, Skeeter, Wendy, Mr. Nottingham, Bobbi, Patrick, and Jill each find happiness in a most unexpected place and discover what's really important in their own life. Also worth mentioning is the character Bugsy, a guinea pig with enormous eyes that's sure to have every child begging for their own pet guinea pig. Rated PG for mild rude humor and mild language, but appropriate for most ages 6 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
Bedtime Stories Reviews:
Not what it might have been 
2009-11-25 - I expected this movie to be a lot better than it was, based on the previews and the premise. With a premise like that it could have been great. It really wasted the opportunity to be a great movie. I have to put at least part of that failure on Adam Sandler's shoulders. His sarcastic and lowest common denominator attitude colored the whole movie in shades of bleah. But the writing was also lousy at times - in particular, the Bedtime Stories were pretty pathetically done. Wouldn't you think that in a movie called Bedtime Stories the stories would actually be fun, funny, or just plain good? No, the stories were like lousy SNL skits. I realize that the kids were helping make the story, but their additions were not really the problem. Anyway, the plot of the actual story was also poorly done.
My feeling is that this could have been a GREAT movie and instead ended up as just another fairly bad Adam Sandler type of movie. That said, there are some amusing moments, Keri Russell is divine as always, and Russell Brand was fairly funny. The kids did fine, although it would be nice to just one time see a boy in a movie who doesn't have Little Kid Big Hair syndrome (pet peeve).
This is not a horrible movie. It's a 2 star movie. Kids can watch it and be mildly amused, so can adults. But overall it was a big disappointment to me given what I thought it would and could be.
It was good 
2009-11-08 - It is a good family friendly flick, and one wouldn't have to hesitate to let their kids see it. Kids would find it pretty funny and my kids were laughing through the whole thing. I enjoyed the film.....it was cute and somewhat funny. I think Adam Sandler was alright, and he was his usual self but with family friendly humor. I didn't think Kerri Russell was all that great in this flick, and Courtney Cox, I think, was channeling a little bit of Monica from Friends in this film, but it worked. But my favorite character in the film? Bugsy. That big eyed family pet was hilarious!
If you're looking for a family friendly film this is definitely one!
Totally Awesome!!! Great for the family! 
2009-11-08 - This is wonderful for everyone in the family! Adam Sandler is just Fantastic! You can laugh with the kids watching this one! Enjoy!!!
Good 
2009-10-27 - Received dvd in great time. had a little trouble starting to play, but now works great.
Bedtime Stories - DVD
2009-10-15 - Bought this DVD for my granddaughter and she loved it. I watched it with her and thought it was a cute story. Would buy it for a child another time as a gift. My granddaughter is 8 yers old.
