Review of Mr. Deeds (2002) by Jamie R — 05 Nov 2011

Mr. Deeds is funny enough to be enjoyable.

This review of Mr. Deeds (2002) was written by Jamie R on 05 Nov 2011.

Mr. Deeds has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Mr. Deeds

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Jaime R (504) on 05 Jun 2014

Adam Sandler just so desperately wants a laugh to the point he rips off Capra…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Ryan C (2,517) on 11 Oct 2018

Terrible movie. Just another bad Adam Sandler movie. A terrible remake of a classic 1930s movie. This movie was so BORING and barely funny…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Kim Morgan (275) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 26 Sep 2017

Though it's enjoyable, you can't help but feel the squandered situations and talent, flattened by mediocre writing and direction…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Kyle20Ellis (540) on 28 Mar 2022

Apparently Adam Sandler dedicated this remake of the 1936 classic to his late grandmother…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Kim B (837) on 27 Jan 2016

Not the best sandler movie. It wasn't particularly funny or interesting. Very predictable, fake story, and acting wasn't that great…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Cameron B (411) on 15 Jun 2018

It is a very heart warming movie and people just hate on Adam for no reason even though he is really funny…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Jordan K (383) on 18 Jan 2015

One of the first big signs that Adam Sandler's movies were turning into awful sellout bullcrap…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Jan 2016

Sandler is -- à la The Wedding Singer -- in his washout romantic mode here, and no amount of spastic-colon jokes, cartoon violence or good-buddy…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Skylar G (17) on 22 May 2014

You'd have to have serious issues to not like this movie. Hilarious, classic, Adam at his best…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Deeds (2002)

By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 15 Jan 2018

Sandler nimbly steps into the role created by Cooper and makes it his nebbishy own, something that cannot be said for Ryder's attempt to rethink…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Carnal Knowledge (1971)

By Jennifer A (577) on 30 Jan 2006

Mike Nichols is a great director but what the hell happened to his talent in this movie. Really a poor movie. It was just awful…

Read Review

Review of The Harvey Girls (1946)

By Stuart R (216) on 05 Jul 2011

There's one stand-out musical number - On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe - where Garland is superb, but aside from that it's a routine…

Read Review

Review of Speak Easily (1932)

By John S (2,711) on 13 Feb 2012

A very large majority of Speak Easily is borderline painful in it's mediocrity and blandness…

Read Review

Review of Party Girl (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Aug 2012

This exudes trendiness at regular intervals, and otherwise manages to be reasonably charming about Manhattan's melting pot culture, but my…

Read Review

Review of Carefree (1938)

By Natalie B (187) on 17 Jun 2009

Not a great story, unfortunately, but Fred and Ginger automatically get two stars for their dancing, which is always superb…

Read Review

Review of Bachelor Mother (1939)

By Melissa M (577) on 16 Jan 2009

Quite funny at times, but there was too much deceit, dancing, and kissing (yes, I'm strange)…

Read Review

Review of Dulha Mil Gaya (2010)

By Atul R (94) on 16 Jan 2010

Most people may go watch this movie cuz of SRK not knowing that he isnt the main lead in this movie…

Read Review

Review of Lady on a Train (1945)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 08 Aug 1975

It's an empty and careless little fable, intended to be a mystery farce, about the wholly incredible mix-up of a debutante in a murder plot…

Read Review

Review of Romance on the High Seas (1948)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 17 Oct 1963

As a brash little night-club singer who is supposed to act like a swell, Miss Day is most plainly the victim of the writers' unutterable ennui…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mr. Deeds

2002

54%544 Reviews

Lamb

2021

64%57 Reviews

Slither

1973

63%591 Reviews

Redacted

2007

53%457 Reviews

Stuart Little

1999

57%433 Reviews

My Science Project

1985

54%95 Reviews

The French Connection

1971

83%708 Reviews

Men at Work

1990

48%277 Reviews

Dreamcatcher

2003

46%630 Reviews

Priest

2011

51%713 Reviews