sh aw ▁op ined ▁Click ▁was ▁an ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁Sand ers ▁f lick ▁Mr . ▁De eds ▁( 2 0 0 2 ): ▁" It ▁has ▁some ▁moments ▁of ▁good - n ature d ▁sweet ness ▁and ▁Adam ▁Sand ler ▁is ▁impro ving ▁as ▁a ▁com ic ▁perform er , ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁conce ited ▁and ▁op aque ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁gross - out ▁humor ▁and ▁unlike able ▁protagon ist . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁critic ▁Lisa ▁Schwar z baum ▁wrote ▁Click ▁failed ▁at ▁being ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Wonder ful ▁Life ▁because ▁" Michael ▁ear ns ▁none ▁of ▁George ▁Ba iley ’ s ▁m ature ▁wisdom ▁honest ly ." ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁News week ▁claimed ▁Click ▁was ▁predict able ▁as ▁a ▁moral ▁story ▁but ▁" un us ually ▁dark , ▁occasionally ▁touch ing ▁and ▁pretty ▁fun ny " ▁for ▁a ▁Sand ler ▁comedy . ▁Emp ires ▁Sam ▁Toy ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁its ▁" sm art ▁and ▁genu in ely ▁moving ▁ideas ," ▁Beck ins ale ' s ▁performance , ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁third ▁act , ▁although ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁being ▁over st uff ed , ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁Sand ler ▁being ▁too ▁rest rained ▁in ▁his ▁ever yman ▁role , ▁and ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁C ool idge , ▁Hass el hoff ▁and ▁Wal ken ▁for ▁being ▁put ▁in ▁small ▁roles . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁▁ 7 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards :