Adam Sandler brings his immature charms to the role of Skeeter Bronson, a handyman with dreams of running the posh Los Angeles hotel where he changes the light bulbs. Saddled with his niece and nephew for a week and faced with the unwelcome concept of reading to the kids at bedtime, Skeeter instead makes up his own bedtime story, a tale of a medieval handyman who’s allowed to compete for a chance to run a kingdom. The next day, his hotel’s owner (Richard Griffiths) is allowing Skeeter to compete for a chance to run the place. Instantly, of course, Skeeter is back with the kids, eagerly telling a bedtime story that rewards him with a Ferrari. There’s a moral here about the power of storytelling, but it’s trapped under layers of Sandler-worship and computer-generated monsters.

Film contains mild rude humor and mild language. Extras include featurettes, deleted scenes and bloopers.

‘Bedtime Stories’

Rated: PG

Running time: 99 minutes