Directed by:
Steven BrillCinematography:
Peter Lyons CollisterComposer:
Teddy CastellucciCast:
Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Allen Covert, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Erick Avari, Conchata Ferrell, Harve Presnell, Steve Buscemi (more)VOD (4)
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Adam sandler plays longfellow deeds a great-nephew to one of the worlds richest men who happens to die at the beginning of the movie. Deeds inherits 40 billion dollars but since hes from a small unknown town in new hampshire he does not see the need to have so much money. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (4)
A wonderful Sandler flick that manages to squeeze everything possible from the dime-a-dozen story. Plus we get the gorgeous Winona Ryder and excellent cameos from John Turturro and Steve Buscemi + a great story about Stephen King. And the twist at the end is totally unexpected. :-)
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This pleasant rom-com is clearly dominated by Adam Sandler's boorish style of comedy, which makes me happy to turn a blind eye to the classic ending full of clichés; and for the heap of effective humour, the more than likeable Winona Ryder and that pleasant hour and a half I give it a full rating... With hindsight I'm taking away a star, five-star films look different after all.
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I haven't seen the original film from the 1930s, but it certainly doesn't has as many bizarre characters as this early millennium adaptation. Mr. Deeds both stands and falls on those characters and the situations they get themselves into. Most of the inhabitants of Deeds's little town – except perhaps for Conchata Ferrell's spunky and buxom pizzeria helper – were more or less out of place; the New York cast wasn't much better – though I enjoyed John Turturro's "master of appearing and disappearing" Emilio. The main character's good-naturedness with the universally tolerable Adam Sandler seemed shoddy in places, perhaps similar to Winona Ryder's confused meanness, but their relationship felt quite endearing nonetheless. Either way, this obscure vibe that Brill's film is brimming with is the main reason I return to Mr. Deeds every once in a while.
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Adam Sandler in this movie is somewhat restrained in his performance. It is evident that this role was intended to be portrayed a little differently. He still plays a rough character, but he is no longer in any way retarded, and on the other hand, he doesn't overdo it as much. An interesting moment is the fact that it is not him who has to make things right, but this responsibility is transferred to someone else. Great characters, especially portrayed by Torturra or Buscemi.
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