Just re-watched this movie. There were a few bits I remember from having seen it 10 years ago. It starts with the issue we still have, loads of remotes, although I'm sure we all know what controls what in our own homes. As it's an important motivation for the central character to go in search of a universal remote control he has no idea of what the very different looking remotes actually controlled - for comedy purposes of course he tries the 2 button garage door remote when he wants to turn on the TV.
I was surprised by the number of stars cast in this film. As often seems to be the way there were bits of the film that today would be on the outskirts of acceptability. When Adam's character goes into his offices all the women bar his assistant were all extremely glamorous, all slim - it just didn't have the right feel for an architects office. David Hasselhoff's character was the owner of the company, why was it necessary for him to have two leggy female employees sat either side of him, legs stretched out on his desk while he had a boss to employee conversation with the main character? Architects office crossed with Hugh Hefner's playboy mansion ..... unnecessary!
The key of the story line is the the remote controls Adam's character's universe. He want's to do well at work to provide for his family. His boss will be enjoying his weekend but expects our main character to deliver work he's just been given by Monday morning. He first fast-forwards the weekend so that when he arrives at work he's able to deliver the project. The remote has helped him land the contract that should have given him a promotion, but his boss wants more before he makes him a partner in the firm. A bit of extra functionality appears with the remote, it has an AI ability. When his pressed FF once for something the remote now fast forwards every time. While he's on fast forward there is a version of him on auto pilot, but our main character has no idea of the conversations or events his forwarded over. He fast forwards to get to his promotion thinking it would be weeks but turned out to be months. The remote having learnt to Fast Forward to the next milestone, Adam misses how he arrives at these points in time. The film being a metaphor for parents who get the work life balance wrong and end up losing their family.
Over all a watchable film but the morel of the tail is kind of sad.
I was surprised by the number of stars cast in this film. As often seems to be the way there were bits of the film that today would be on the outskirts of acceptability. When Adam's character goes into his offices all the women bar his assistant were all extremely glamorous, all slim - it just didn't have the right feel for an architects office. David Hasselhoff's character was the owner of the company, why was it necessary for him to have two leggy female employees sat either side of him, legs stretched out on his desk while he had a boss to employee conversation with the main character? Architects office crossed with Hugh Hefner's playboy mansion ..... unnecessary!
The key of the story line is the the remote controls Adam's character's universe. He want's to do well at work to provide for his family. His boss will be enjoying his weekend but expects our main character to deliver work he's just been given by Monday morning. He first fast-forwards the weekend so that when he arrives at work he's able to deliver the project. The remote has helped him land the contract that should have given him a promotion, but his boss wants more before he makes him a partner in the firm. A bit of extra functionality appears with the remote, it has an AI ability. When his pressed FF once for something the remote now fast forwards every time. While he's on fast forward there is a version of him on auto pilot, but our main character has no idea of the conversations or events his forwarded over. He fast forwards to get to his promotion thinking it would be weeks but turned out to be months. The remote having learnt to Fast Forward to the next milestone, Adam misses how he arrives at these points in time. The film being a metaphor for parents who get the work life balance wrong and end up losing their family.
Over all a watchable film but the morel of the tail is kind of sad.