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Summary: Good rebound for Sandler after the "Nicky" bomb
Review: I'm not going to compare this movie (tho loosely based) to the 1936 classic with Gary Cooper, "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town". Sure, the basic storyline is the same, but that's it. Cooper & Sander are totally different actors in totally different times. Cooper was a classic actor with a flair for some comedy, where Sandler is a comedian with a flair for some acting. "Deeds" did fairly well at the box office in 2002. Sandler proved there was life after his previous bomb, "Little Nicky". A great cast with Winona Ryder, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro - stealing the show with his "sneaky" one liners and his incurable foot fetish. You'll recognize some supporting cast members from some of Sandler's previous flicks ("Wedding Singer, "Big Daddy", etc). Tho on the short side of today's movie standards (approx 90 minutes), this film is enjoyable on all levels. Sandler is more of the naive bumbling comedian here (remniscent of his role in "Wedding Singer"), rather than relying on gross humor geered toward the older adolescent male movie watchers. Included on this DVD are the standard feature length commentaries, outtakes & deleted scenes, and miscellanious featurettes. For those Sandler fans, I put this one behind the classics "The Wedding Singer" and "Happy Gilmore"... but well above "The Waterboy", "Big Daddy" and "Little Nicky".
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Summary: An adventure in mediocrity
Review: Better than Little Nicky, far from Happy Gilmore, and on about the same level as The Waterboy, Mr. Deeds is decent, but not all that great. Adam Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds, a good man with a somewhat short temper, but ultimately mild mannered. When it is determined that he is the son of a recently deceased billionaire, he inherits the entire estate. The premise sounds good, and apparently it did before as it is based on the movie, "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town." That however doesn't help this movie. What does push it forward is some good acting, inventive characters, and a decent plot. Sandler has the ability to get more cameos into a movie than I thought physically possible. Al Sharpton, John MacEnroe (forgive the spelling), Rob Schneider, Kathy Bates, and others all wind up in this film and do an excellent job in supporting Sandler. Detracting seriously from the film though is Winnona Ryder. Why on Earth she is still an actress boggles my mind. She plays her part horribly and just sounds so atrocious. Her, and the dips in comedic action pull this film down 2 stars. Overall though it could be worse, given everything it's not that bad. It's an enjoyable film that can be viewed a few times without the effect wearing off.
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Summary: Fun!
Review: One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. When Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a remarkably wealthy media magnate, dies with neither a wife nor children, the question on the lips of most of his associates is who will inherit the estate. The surprising answer turns out to be Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), a cheerful but half-bright proprietor of a small-town pizzeria, as well as part-time greeting card poet, who was a distant relative of Blake. In order to claim his 40-billion-dollar inheritance, Deeds heads to New York City, where Blake's former associates, Chuck Cedar (Peter Gallagher) and Cecil Anderson (Erick Avari), introduce him to the city while trying to figure out how to get their hands on his new fortune. Meanwhile, Mac McGrath (Jared Harris), the producer of a sleazy tabloid television show, wants to get the inside scoop on Deeds, and comes up with perfect way to get it: he sends beautiful but unscrupulous reporter Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) to sweep Deeds off his feet while she's wired for sound. Convincing Deeds that she's from a small town just like himself, Bennett quickly wins his heart, but while his affection is sincere, hers is not. He also displays a curious eagerness to defend her good name with his fists which quickly gets him in trouble. Meanwhile, as Deeds becomes the new laughing stock of New York thanks to Bennett's stories, Deeds decides it's time he did something big with his money, while Cedar and Anderson think they've finally found a way to take control of Deeds' holdings. Mr. Deeds also features supporting performances from John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Conchata Ferrell. John McEnroe and Rev. Al Sharpton make cameo appearances as themselves.
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Summary: Mr. Deeds makes the eyes smile and the heart chuckle
Review: Mr. Deeds is a great movie. It's not intelligent or powerful or anything so lofty. But it is a sweet, silly and very fun movie to watch. Adam Sandler is perfect as the kind-hearted small-town boy experiencing big city life for the first time. Winona Ryder is fantastic to look at and fun to watch. She shines. But the character who steals the show is John Turturo as the butler. His bit parts are big scene stealers. I liked this flick so much I saw it at the theater twice. It is a feel-good movie with some real tender parts and is filled with under-keyed hilarious moments. I like Adam Sandler's raunchy humor, but it is very cool to see him play such a great nice guy. And don't worry, some of the humor in this movie is downright "weird" like only Sandler can deliver. I loved this flick!
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Summary: Deeds, in deed.
Review: Typical of an Adam Sandler movie, Sandler once again plays the part of a likeable and simple good guy. Mr. Deeds, directed by Steve Brill (little Nicky), is the second time Sandler and Brill have hooked up. The results are classic Sandler; laughs, tears, moral, outrageous clean and wholesome fun...etc. In Mr. Deeds, Sandler plays the part of Longfellow Deeds, a small town pizzeria owner who inherits 40 billion dollars. The story then has him trying to manage his new business empire, and life, while at the same time trying to stay one step ahead of various New York sharks circling for the chance to defraud Deeds of both his money and his reputation. There was some excellent acting by Winona Ryder. I first noticed her as the teenager Lydia Deitz in the 1988 Michael Keaton film, Beetlejuice. Ms. Ryder has grown. Oh, my how she has grown. She plays the part of a TV newsmagazine producer who has been assigned to get the dirt on Deeds. And while this story line is predictable, they fall in love, he finds out what she is up to (you know the stock boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy looses girl...every movie does this) yet I found it heart warming just the same. Sandler has always played the hurt puppy well. For simple fun, laughs, tears, and entertainment, do the deed and see Mr. Deeds. Recommended. Cammy Diaz A @ L
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Summary: I cant get into this one
Review: I usualy like Adam Sandlers movies, but with this one i just couldnt get into it. It just came off to me as a re written in a diffrent way version of Billy Madison. I didnt think this movie was very funny at all, and it was the same thing I have seen Adam play for years, a guy who has a heart of gold, yet this voilent side to him aswell, who finds a girl, struggles to get/keep the girl, and then do somthing nice and get the girl in the end....sorry, i know alot of people here are saying this is a good movie.... but i feel i've seen it before! and was a bit to predictable IMO... apart from GOING OVERBOARD, this is about the only Adam Sandler flick i couldnt grasp.
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Summary: It's not what you got in the bank.....
Review: Adam Sandler in another formula feel-good romantic comedy. As a simple guy in a New England Hicks-Town, Sandler is loved all the towns-folk for his cheerful disposition and his magical way of always wanting to help people out. When he is snatched away from his little piece of Paradise to accept a 40 billion dollar inheritance from a media tycoon in NYC, a snowball-effect of events starts to roll. Vaguely similar to Steve Martin's "The Jerk", but sadly quite predictable and far fetched. Many side-gags for pop-culture buffs are included. The best one's are a take on "Mr. French" and references to the Sunday Funny Papers. The frequent "appearing/disappearing act" of the butler character at first is spooky, but works well with the surprise at the end. The final scene (I won't give it away) is a cute way of showing how much Deeds wants to help out the little people. Some of the "cut scenes" are hilarious, although some (like the pizza delivery) are a bit risque. Otherwise, this is safe bet for all ages. A very pleasant film.****
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Summary: Ratings Comparisons
Review: The original Mr. Deeds Goes to Town was given a three and a half out of four star rating on cable, but this version was only given one star. This of course does not surprise me.
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Summary: This is another good movie by Sandler
Review: He does a good job as a guy who falls in love with a girl and also enherits a zillion dollars from dead guy and he gets to spending this was entertainment with some great cameos for you
Story 7 Acting 8 Directing 8 Action 8 Entertainment 9
Overall=40/50 wich is exactly 4 Stars recommended to you.
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Summary: Another good Adam Sandler movie
Review: If you like Adam Sandler, you will like this movie.
If you don't like Adam Sandler, then you will not like this movie. I like Sandler.
This movie was funny, and if analyzed correctly, quite meaningful.
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