Review of Mr. Deeds (2002) by Robert L — 29 Jun 2012
Adam Sandler plays a hick boy who inherits a ton of money from his uncle and goes on to bring his âcountry charmâ? to the Big Apple. Winona Ryder, who plays a journalist, impersonates a school teacher and lets herself be saved in order to get into his inner circle. The tale is predictable and has a few funny moments but a lot of the humor just falls flat. It's a bit of a shame as there are some good supporting cast in this picture, like.
Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris and John Turturro.
This is a loose remake of âMr Deeds Goes to Townâ? a superior film compared to this one. But don't let that opinion stop you if you love anything Sandler does. It had a budget of $50M and was loved at the Box Office yielding over $171M.
STORY/PLOTTING: C to C plus; HUMOR: C; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: C plus to B minus; CINEMATOGRAPHY: B minus to B; WHEN WATCHED: end of June 2012 (streamed); OVERALL GRADE: C plus to B minus.
This review of Mr. Deeds (2002) was written by Robert L on 29 Jun 2012.
Mr. Deeds has generally received mixed reviews.
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