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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 14208
Released: October 22, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
ADAM SANDLER PLAYS LONGFELLOW DEEDS, A GREAT-NEPHEW TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST MEN WHO HAPPENS TO DIE AT THE BEGINNING OFTHE MOVIE. DEEDS INHERITS 40 BILLION DOLLARS, BUT SINCE HE'SFROM A SMALL UNKNOWN TOWN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE DOES NOT SEE THE NEED TO HAVE SO MUCH MONEY.
Description of Mr. Deeds (Widescreen Special Edition):
Following the flop of Little Nicky, Adam Sandler returned to safe territory in Mr. Deeds... and made Nicky look inspired by comparison. A loose remake of Frank Capra's 1936 classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, this dumbed-down version finds Sandler in the Gary Cooper role, inheriting a vast fortune and a corporate empire, foiling a greedy executive (Peter Gallagher), and winning the heart of an undercover reporter (Winona Ryder) who's been mocking his small-town naiveté in print while falling for his goodhearted sincerity. It's fun enough to satisfy Sandler's loyal fans--and John Turturro's a hoot as Deeds's foot-fetishist butler--but the subtleties of Capra are lost on Sandler, director Steven Brill, and writer Tim Herlihy. While Gary Cooper portrayed a rube who was savvy about big-city cynicism, Sandler's an amiable goofball with a heart of gold and an empty skull. You can admire him, and parts of the movie (including Steve Buscemi's unbilled cameo), but you have to work harder to get there. --Jeff Shannon
Mr. Deeds (Widescreen Special Edition) Reviews:
america's critic 
2009-09-11 - this was funny the storyline was ok but adam sandler is a great comedian and actor great movie
Grate 
2009-07-07 - Product was in excellent condition delivered on time very good seller. If needed I will defiantly purchase from him again
Longfellow Deeds is one lucky guy...
2009-05-07 - Basically, good-hearted Longfellow Deeds (Sandler) is the heir to his uncle's mansion, and he moves from New Hampsire to New York City, where the mansion is clearly located. Winonda Ryder is Babe Bennett, a reporter who disguises herself in order to get a good story for the tabloids.
I wouldn't say that this Sandler comedy is as great as, say, Billy Madison or The Waterboy. It is actually lighter in tone, and has a more delicate storyline. It's still a good comedy, though, just not as funny as the older Sandler flicks. It's more of a heartfelt experience rather than a laugh-out-loud comedy. It makes you feel good when it ends. That's not necessarily a bad thing: I prefer happy endings when it comes to comedies.
I give this a B. It's a good, but not great, movie from Sandler.
packaging is a little ghetto... 
2009-03-15 - im pretty sure i bought a 'used' condition of this dvd, but i was hoping the packaging would be a little more sturdy. i had hoped to give it as a present but since it looked a little flimsy i opted to buy a new copy of the dvd for the gift, and kept this one for myself. haven't watched it yet, hopefully it's not scratched!
Mr. Deeds
2009-03-01 - Adam Sandler puts on his usual marvelous performance as a small town man who suddenly is the head of a huge corporation and millions of dollars.His antics are tremendously funny since, in a small town they wouldn't be even noticed, but in his position, he is in the limelight and everything is distorted into something larger than life and fed to the public. Even his love life is put up for review. A must- see picture.
