Bedtime Stories Review

Russell Brand and Adam Sandler working together – this must be brilliant….mustn’t it??

Synopsis – Adam Sandler is Skeeter who makes up bedtime stories for his nephew and niece when he has to look after them for a week, but what ever the children add to the stories comes true.

My Reaction – Despite being a kids film, and a Disney film (sorry Jo), I was pleasantly surprised how funny it was, and how good Sandler was starring in a film where he cant be as rude as usual, although he still manages a few one liners!

Plot – Basic and easy to follow as you’d expect, but the plot is quite original and this entices any viewer to fully immerse themselves in the stories.

Acting – Sandler and Brand are a fantastic pairing, and play off each other very well. It was very good to see that despite being a Disney film, the production was done by Sandler’s Happy Maddison company, so the usual faces still had chance to make cameos.

Cinematography / FX – Fantastic and a must see on a cinema screen. Its obvious that the film was given a Disney size budget to play with, and they make good use of this as all of the story sequences are superb.

Direction – Adam Shankman, of Hairspray fame, takes the lead and does a bang up job of keeping Sandler and Brand in check, something which I’m sure isn’t easy to do.

Best Bit – Russell Brand! I’m a little bias as I am a big fan of his, but he plays his part backing Sandler up with ease. I was in hysterics when Brand is interpreting Sandler giving a speech when he has been stung on his tongue!

To Sum Up – Definitely worth a trip to the cinema for the big budget effects, and with a good story to boot it’s one for the whole family. (My apologies for that being a very clichéd conclusion!)

Score – 7.4 Thumbs up out of 10.