I was an Adam Sandler fan when being an Adam Sandler fan wasn't cool. I can remember sitting in a theater which held only other attendee for a screening of Billy Madison in 1995, laughing hysterically at the audacity and weirdness of the movie. From there, I enjoyed all of Sandler's comedies up until 2004's 50 First Dates. After that, it appeared that Sandler felt that he could do no wrong and made movies which were too loose for their own good. He seemed more intent on casting himself as the hero and putting all of his buddies in movies, than making the small, but funny films which kicked off his film career. Given this, I dismissed Bedtime Stories as another lame comedy from Sandler. But, unfortunately, this one was aimed at kids. And the film's lame trailer didn't encourage my feelings. Still, actors can always redeem themselves and I decided to give Bedtime Stories a shot.

Sandler stars in Bedtime Stories as Skeeter Bronson. Skeeter and his sister, Wendy (Courteney Cox) grew up in the small motel owned by their late father (Jonathan Pryce). While Wendy was less than thrilled about living there, Skeeter loved the place, and when their father was forced to sell the property to Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths), the hotel magnate promises to give Skeeter a job. The story then jumps to the present, where we find that Skeeter did get that job -- he's the main handyman for the immense Nottingham Hotel. He gets no respect from the manager (Guy Pearce) or the front desk clerk (Lucy Lawless) and his only friend is a clueless waiter, Mickey (Russell Brand). Skeeter and Wendy have grown apart, but she calls him and asks if he can babysit her children while she goes out of town for a job interview, and he reluctantly agrees. He hasn't seen young Bobbi (Laura Ann Kesling) and Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit) in four years, and doesn't know how to relate to them, or their odd guinea pig, Bugsy. When asked for a bedtime story, Skeeter intertwines imaginary tales (concerning cowboys, knights, and gladiators), with the frustrations from his real life at the hotel. Much to his surprise, some of the things from the stories begin to come true. Once reluctant, Skeeter now relishes bedtime, convinced that he can use the stories to manipulate his own life.

I went into Bedtime Stories expecting it to live up to its name -- I was fully prepared to go to sleep -- but I was pleasantly surprised by the film. It's not perfect, there are huge plotholes concerning whether or not the children and the stories do indeed have magical powers, and Sandler is grating at times, but if you can look past this, you'll find a fun film for the whole family.

The Blu-ray Disc contains several extras. "Until Gravity Do Us Part" (4 minutes) examines how blue-screen was used to create the outer-space story. We see how the fight scene was created and how CG was used to fill the space. "To All the Little People" (5 minutes) profiles Jonathan Morgan Heit and Laura Ann Kesling, who play the kids in the film, and the adult actors discuss what it was like to work with them. There's a look at the guinea pigs used in the movie in "It's Bugsy" (4 minutes). But, this piece never talks about how CGI eyes were used for the creature. "Laughter is Contagious: Outtakes" is a 7 minute GAG REEL. The Disc contains 12 DELETED SCENES which run about 10 minutes. Most of these are simply scenes from the existing film with a few extra lines. There are some funny moments here.