Bedtime Stories

Adam Sandler's marginal non sequitur humor spices up a harmless kid's movie (with an adult romance story) touched by magical influences. Skeeter Bronson (Sandler) was born into his father's hotel business, Skeeter believes a long forgotten promise will elevate him from all-around maintenance guy to General Manager for the high-rise Nottingham Hotel in Los Angeles. Skeeter's sister Wendy (Courtney Cox) entrusts Skeeter with weeklong babysitting duties for two children Bobbi and Patrick that he shares with day-sitter Jill (Keri Russell). At night Skeeter and the kids invent wild stories of fantasy that partially come true in Skeeter's daily life. The trick is that only ideas generated by the kids will actually take place. Adam Sandler has toned down his normally racy humor effectively, but the lightweight story is a one-note sidestep.

(Walt Disney) Rated PG. 110 mins. (C) (Two Stars)