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Mr. Deeds (2002)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 155
Fresh: 34 | Rotten: 121

This update of Capra doesn't hold a candle to the original, and even on its own merits, Mr. Deeds is still indifferently acted and stale.

Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 26

This update of Capra doesn't hold a candle to the original, and even on its own merits, Mr. Deeds is still indifferently acted and stale.

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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

PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Steven Brill

Written By: Tim Herlihy

In Theaters: Jun 28, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Oct 22, 2002

Box Office:$126.2M

Columbia Pictures

Let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line: Stay home.

July 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

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It's not just that the movie itself is wicked awful, it's that Mr. Deeds brings out the worst in Adam Sandler.

July 1, 2002 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

There's nothing funny about this.

July 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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The projectors in the theater practically shut down with boredom.

June 28, 2002 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

All in all, this baby makes you ever more eternally grateful for AMC and TCM on the cable. That's where the real movies have gone to hide.

June 28, 2002 Comment

Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Top Critic

You don't have to be a tree-hugging pacificist to be sickened by the constant sight of Sandler putting his fists and boots to someone, or of others imitating his psychotic behaviour.

June 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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Pretty awful, but teen Sandler fans may like it.

December 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

The end result isn't dreadful, but it is patchy.

May 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

The star and his numbskull cronies piss on Capra's grave with acrid insincerity.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Sandler barely expends any energy trotting out the "average dude who shakes up stodgy high society" schtick, and director Steven Brill and scripter Tim Herlihy follow lazy suit.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Michael Dequina

Film Threat

Largely an unsalvageable wreck...

November 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

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Brent Simon

Now Playing Magazine Source: Now Playing Magazine

Anyone with an IQ over 85 should stay away.

September 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

Peter Gallagher must've been hard up for cash.

February 1, 2004 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

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Susan Michals

FilmStew.com Source: FilmStew.com

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January 12, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Just another Sandler movie, nothing more, nothing less.

January 7, 2004 Full Review Source: sbs.is

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Stefan Birgir Stefansson

sbs.is

This is a remake which will vaguely satisfy the Sandler faithful and have Capra fans gritting their teeth.

May 20, 2003 Comment

Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

How could Adam Sandler, of all people, remake Capra? Well, shoddily, as it happens.

March 30, 2003 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Empire Magazine

...Perpetuates [Sandler's] penchant for idiotic, schoolboy humor, misunderstood-nice-guy characters, and plots which insult the intelligence of anyone over 12.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

The only saving grace about Mr. Deeds is its functioning as a wise and timely cliche': money can't buy everything--especially for a clunky comedy with no spirit or no spark.

February 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Eye

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Frank Ochieng

Movie Eye

The film delivers as promised on most levels; however, it does help to be an Adam Sandler fan to begin with.

December 17, 2002 Full Review Source: About.com

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Rebecca Murray

About.com

Not only entirely unnecessary, but in today's celebrity-hungry world, with its smart-alecky nonchalance, it just smacks of brash insincerity.

December 4, 2002 Comment

Johnny Diloretto

Reel.com

A remake so bad it will make your gums bleed. Orphanage fires are funnier.

November 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

When you've already made something as execrable and universally loathed as Little Nicky, why stop there?

November 3, 2002 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Jane Crowther

ViewLondon

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Mr. Deeds is yet another awful Adam Sandler comedy. I saw this in the theatre when it came out, and came out disappointed. The film was terrible, unfunny garbage that just didn't deliver anything good or entertaining for the viewer. Mr. Deeds is an unfunny comedy that is simply awful to watch. The acting and comic

February 3, 2012

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

People tell me I place too much importance in review scores - that I like movies based on how much critics like them. That is categorically not true, and Mr. Deeds is my go-to example for that. It's a guilty pleasure to say the least - as a Sandler film, its just what you'd expect. Overly silly, not very intelligent, a

May 6, 2011

Sam Barnett

Super Reviewer

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