lewiskendell
Bedtime Stories is cute, and it will do a good job of amusing kids. The titular stories are imaginative and droll, but I found myself wishing that more of the movie consisted of these visually appealing sequences. They weren't frequent enough and only lasted for a brief time. The real world sequences just weren't as charming.As far as the cast goes, I can't really complain about anyone's performance. Adam Sandler was doing his usual thing, minus the profanity. Keri Russell plays the love interest about as straightforwardly as possible. Russell Brand plays the wacky sidekick role and Courtney Cox is pretty much just there, with no real role in the story except for providing a reason for Adam Sandler to keep the kids (who are just as adorable as you would expect from this kind of movie). Teresa Palmer stands out basically because she is so mind-numbingly gorgeous that she immediately draws the eye when on screen. Hopefully she will have a long American movie career. There really was no questionable material in the movie, so any kid can watch it without seeing or hearing something that they shouldn't. Adults will probably have a pleasant time watching Bedtime Stories once, but there's really not enough humor here to make anyone besides kids want to watch it twice. But as long as children like it (and they will), I think Bedtime Stories is a pretty successful little movie.
Ross622
Adam Shankman's Bedtime Stories is very unlike Adam Sandler's usual goofy acting method in his comedies. But the only reason that he actually gave a good performance in this movie is that he did not work with Dennis Dugan who directed him in terrible movies like Grown Ups (2010), and Jack and Jill (2011). The movie begins with Marty Bronson (played by Jonathan Pryce) builds the Sunny Vista Motel with the help of his son Skeeter and his daughter Wendy and intends on raising them in the motel, when Skeeter's dad isn't making very good profits and Marty's motel ends up going bankrupt and sells the motel to Barry Nottingham (played by Richard Griffiths) who is going to hire Skeeter (played by Adam Sandler) a job there as a general manager. Not only this is a terrific family movie the acting is to me very well done because the chemistry between him and Wendy (played by Courtney Cox) is not very good when they are both grownups, But the chemistry between him and Jill (played by Keri Russell is actually hilarious. I would consider this movie as on e of the best movies of 2008 because not only that Sandler gives the best performance of his career, but that the movie gives an actual Disney story like never seen before. But some people may not like this movie when they say it is sad when it actually really good, as well as a great supporting cast besides Cox, Russell, and Griffiths, as well as Guy Pearce, Russell Brand etc.A definite A+
Johan Dondokambey
The movie's story opens up slowly giving out the background for Skeeter and Wendy. The main plot focus or conflict is then built steadily but fast, telling the first bedtime story and the subsequent realization the next day. It's just quite bad that Skeeter seems to make a connection between the stories and reality that fast, although that for a fact he turns out to be quite a realistic character, considering his tough remark to the kids about life. The acting is decently okay in overall. Adam Sandler as usual bring out all the necessarily emotions for each scene. Courteney Cox and Rusell Brand give out nice colour to the story. The kids give out really balancing acting along side of Adam Sandler.
SnoopyStyle
Marty Bronson hoped the Sunny Vista Motel would be their home with his son Skeeter (Adam Sandler) and his daughter Wendy (Courteney Cox). But he's not a good businessman, and he's forced to sell to Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) promising to let Skeeter run it when the time comes. Barry has built an impressive hotel, but no longer remembers the promise. Skeeter is only the handyman, and the new manager is Kendall (Guy Pearce) who's engaged to Barry's daughter Violet (Teresa Palmer). Meanwhile Wendy has to leave town and ask Jill (Keri Russell) to watch her kids during the day and Skeeter during the night. He makes up bedtime stories for the kids that somehow comes true.First of all, Skeeter is annoying and doesn't deserves the management hotel job. He's the handyman and he's lucky to have that job. He NEEDS to be a capable man so that his oversight is seen as an injustice. Being nice to the guests is just a bare minimum. All the whining really wears badly. Keri Russell is sweet which balances out Adam Sandler. This family movie is barely that. I guess that why they have the bug-eyed Bugsy, but that guinea pig is just weird.
AD
