Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Steve Pulaski I think it took me till Tyler Perry's Good Deeds to discover what Tyler Perry does best with and that is showing relationships evolve from mutual acquaintances into something that doesn't always channel deep, romantic feelings. Perry pulls a nice trick here, leading you down the path with the impending notion that Good Deeds will turn into a redundant, foreseeable romantic drama between two people of different social classes, but the way it develops into a genial and sincere parable on life and helping someone from a different position in life is kind of nice.This time the story concerns wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds (Perry), who has not only inherited his father's software company but just about every convention, mannerism, and habit his father picked up in life. He has become so commonplace in his behavior and predictable in his drive and actions that his fiancée Natalie (Gabrielle Union) states she could "set her watch by Wesley." One day, Wesley abruptly meets Lindsey Wakefield (Thandie Newton), a stressed single mother who works as a janitor for the company, when she parks in Wesley's parking space in a rush to pick up her check from the company. Wesley, at the time, is accompanied by his ticking-time-bomb of a brother Walter (Brian J. White), who attempts to force Lindsey out of the space by calling a tow truck. Out of pure compassion and sympathy, Wesley lets this instance slide.Wesley begins to become closer to Lindsey but not in the usual sense. More or less, he tries to understand her societal position and achieve something of cultural relativism or "walking in someone's shoes," so the cliché goes. He lends a hand to Lindsey and her six year old daughter, trying to keep both of them calm in a time of uncertainty. It's not just that the film does well but the way it handles complex issues and shows the bitter, unfortunate reality of a bad situation.Take, for example, the scene when Lindsey's daughter is about to be taken away by child services when they discover that Lindsey is barely living paycheck-to-paycheck and doesn't have a stable place to live. Her daughter is in tears when she is about to be taken by the officers and despite her mother's reassurance that, for the time being, this is in her best interest, she feels abandoned and helpless. While all of this is happening, Wesley stands passively by, but clearly seems scarred and rocked by the issue. It is this scene that shows he is finally coming out of his well-to-do, corporate bubble and seeing that had his father been, for the lack of a better term, another poor black man, his childhood could've been as heartbreaking and as unforgiving as Lindsey's daughter.Perry has grown on me overtime to say the least. I found his film Diary of a Mad Black Woman to be obnoxious and overblown and his Madea's Witness Protection to be abysmal. When Perry wears his own, distinguished wardrobe, or conducts business with characters that aren't leaning or adopting advice from a gargantuan ogre with an attitude problem, he is, for the most part, a filmmaker that achieves passable quality. Good Deeds is his strongest work next to Daddy's Little Girls. The commonality between both projects his their uninterrupted human focus and their "slice of life" depictions of realistic issues.I find myself appreciating the way the mawkish material was handled in Good Deeds more-so than writing it off as stale, manipulative-fare which is sort of what this is. However, Perry finds the right tonality and manages to make it work for the entire one-hundred and ten minutes of the film. Perhaps it's a bit overlong, perhaps it's a bit underwritten, and perhaps Perry is giving a rendition of drama with the same kinds of plot-points he put to use before. I really couldn't notice.Starring: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton, and Brian J. White. Directed by: Tyler Perry.

mooie72 I have been a Tyler Perry fan for years, but movies like this reaffirm my belief that he needs to stick with the Madea formula.The general concept of the movie is a great one, and I think in another circumstance, it might have worked, but my biggest issues were with the people chosen to portray the characters. First, I have a hard time with Tyler as Deeds. Maybe it's just his huge personality (after all he IS the "Grand Dame" of dramedy) or maybe it was the writing, but it didn't feel believable.Thandie Newton was not at ALL a good choice as a down on her luck, working Mom. And I hated how she could be so ignorant and flying off the handle at everyone one moment and then completely sweet and gracious the next. I think her character should have been tempered with some Prozac! Gabrielle Union was great in her role, but in honesty, I couldn't help but wonder if she was even necessary to the story. She was like a loose thread they had to keep coming back to. In hindsight, maybe Thandie would have been better as the wife.Overall, it wasn't a BAD movie, it just was hopelessly unsatisfying and not one I'd care to watch over again.

bniler Firstly the Title of the movie is "GOOD DEEDS" Wesley Deeds inherited company from his father after his death. Wesley Deeds CEO of the company, was portrayed in the beginning of this movie to be responsible, merciful, long-suffering, honorable, tenderhearted, and respectful (mind you these good qualities were instilled in him I would guest by his father). On the other hand, his brother Walter Deeds who envied Wesley Deeds, was portrayed to be irresponsible (to the point where he could not even keep a driver license), vengeful, dishonorable, unkind, unmerciful, and he always seemed angry. So called "Good Deeds" 1)After being insulted by Lindsey at the parking garage, after she occupying a parking space reserved for Wesley. Instead of letting her car be towed away, he gave her a break.In this same seen it showed deep character contrast between Wesley Deeds and his brother Walter Deeds. In that seen Walter Deeds cursed Lindsey, call tow truck to tow her vehicle away, when she plead for her vehicle to be released, he mocked her. 2)Wesley Deeds also work late nights as CEO making sure the Company stayed sound and competitive. 3)His fiancé trusted him so much she knew if he was not with her he was at work. 4)In another part of the movie Wesley Deed witness Child Services taking Lindsay's child away because she was living in her vehicle, due to an eviction. Wesley Deeds seeing this decided to let her stay in one of the Company Corporate apartment rent free with her child. Until she's able to be financially sound.There is more so called good deeds of Wesley Deeds throughout this movie. Not only that, he is always a good example to his brother(who is considered to be irresponsible), mother, and fiancé, up to the point nearing end of the movie. This where I found this movie to be very offensive. Too summarize it all: my dad sacrificed to help me be who i am right now, who i am right now; is showing forth that sacrifice. I come to a revelation. I do not want to sacrifice like my dad did for me, but I want to do my own thing. And put all my dad's labor and sacrifice in another man's hand. What a stupid concept to even ponder. Moreover, leave my beautiful trusting fiancé for another women who has insulted me from the very start of seeing her. Wow!Tyler Perry are you kidding me. Misguided and confusing nothing glorious about Mr. Evil Deeds actions.

tavm I have now seen some Tyler Perry movies that weren't good (like Madea's Big Happy Family) and some that were (his adaptation of For Colored Girls... was the best so far). This one was better than expected since he doesn't play that stereotypical mammy-type character that I just mentioned nor does he put any obvious comedy scenes that makes one groan like in that first movie I just wrote about. In fact, the only character I thought was truly one-dimensional was that of his no-good-brother played by Brian White who has no business being part of their father's company but because he's family...Anyway, Perry plays perhaps the most caring of businessmen one would expect to be depicted in modern cinema as he discovers a female janitor played by Thandie Newton who's on welfare because of some personal troubles. Oh, and Perry's engaged to Gabrielle Union and has a mother played by Phylicia Rashad who's a little uptight though she also knows where she's been. In summation, Good Deeds was a nice surprise for me concerning Mr. Perry's output and on that note, I recommend it.