Mr Deeds (DVD)

I can't believe it's taken me this long to fnally getting around to watching this, a movie I thought I'd actually seen (confusing it with another one of Sandler's "loveable hero V Nasty villain" type that I'm guessing were used to)*. So Adam Sandler...what do we know about this young american stud (I say young but he's actually 41...will this man ever actually age physically?), has a list of credits longer than my arm, and has more money in the bank than I ever will and of course, was in the cure to insomnia called "Going Overboard"...or "Going to over-dose if I have to watch it again". The movies other star is the ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Mr. Deeds is a remake of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, a classic film, now approached by Adam Sandler of all comic filmmakers, which probably doesn't give most fans of the original the greatest hope that it's going to be very good. While well intended, even Sandler's most ardent fans might find this one a little troublesome. The film opens as Preston Blake, a media mogul and owner of Blake Media, is found frozen to death at the top of Mount Everest. Thus, the search begins for his heir, ending with Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), a man who runs a pizza shop and makes greeting cards for a living, ...  Read the complete review

Mr Deeds is a supposedly 'hilarious re-make of the classic American comedy Mr Deeds Goes To Town' according to the blurb on the back of the DVD box. The word 'supposedly' more or less sums up my review, but I shall invite you to read further and find out exactly what I thought of this film, and why. #~~~ THE FILM ~~~# Mr Deeds was released in 2002 by Columbia Pictures, and directed by Steven Brill. Rather an inappropriate surname as the film is far from 'brill'. It stars Adam Sandler as Longfellow Deeds, a pizza restaurant owner and bachelor small town hillbilly innocent, who unexpectedly finds himself the recipient of a trifling $40 billion dollars ...  Read the complete review

Mr.Deeds is the 2002 film directed by Steven Brill Synopsis Longfellow Deeds lives in a quiet town, and runs a pizza parlor for a living. One day he is approached by two guys who tell him that his uncle has died, and has left him 40 billion dollars. All he has to do is sell his stocks. He travels to the city to sign over his shares, and becomes the focus of attention. This is where he meets Babe Bennett, an undercover journalist who has intentions to become his girlfriend in order for a good story. After dating, Deeds finds out, gives his shares away and moves back to his hometown. He sees on the news that Chuck Cedar, now president of Deeds' ...  Read the complete review

So, do you like romantic comedies? The one where boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back again? If so then I have a sort of "funny film" for you... Well, it sort of follows that pattern. Yes,im talking about Mr Deeds. A slapstick romantic comedy featuring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. yes, a comedy that can work with Winona in it! Believe it or not. I wont ruin any plots here but basically it involves a big inheritance, greedy jealous gold diggers, sneaky butlers and even more sneaky reporters! The film is set in New York and a small hillbillie town which is home to the main ...  Read the complete review