Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Manthast Absolutely amazing

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

gavin6942 A sweet-natured, small-town guy (Adam Sandler) inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.This film gets a bad rap because it is thought to be a bad remake. And sure, any time you compare an Adam Sandler movie to a Frank Capra classic, the Capra film is going to win. That is just common sense. But think of it not as a remake, but a new interpretation for a new audience. Some folks (myself included) may watch both movies, but some may only be interested in one or the other.For what this is, it is not bad. The more mature Sandler is great. The juvenile humor is toned down, all the way to it only having a PG-13 rating. We do see a man's bottom, but otherwise it is just clean, folksy humor. Winona Ryder does alright as the leading lady. She is not a strong actress, but that is probably not what was called for in this particular picture.

Floated2 Mr. Deeds is very similar to many other Adam Sandler films. The film follows a basic and predictable formula. Many of the comedian's reliable standards are in effect: abuse of old folks, crude humor, a Rob Schneider appearance, and mentally deficient sidekicks. Some of the stuff works, but there's not much room for originality. This movie even perpetuates Sandler's trend of playing guys who are unexpectedly good at dishing out beatings. Many have considered Mr. Deeds to be one of Adam Sandler's more underrated films, and in several ways it is. However the film is typical but entertaining in some areas. It is a decent comedy, and the humor is what one would expect from a Sandler film.

Prismark10 Sandler's attempts to be less goofy meant a remake of the Frank Capra classic.When multi millionaire media mogul Preston Blake dies, his unknown nephew Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), who runs a pizza shop and writes greeting cards is contacted Chuck Cedar (Peter Gallagher), who is temporarily in control of the media empire. He wants Deeds to sell his shares in the company to Cedar and return home $40 billion richer. However he gets involved with an undercover reporter (Winona Ryder) and Cedar plans to get the company by all possible means.Sandler very much is the nice guy here, not goofy, not bad tempered and hopes to stretch his acting muscles but is still a bit too much of a lovable dork. There are still some gross jokes, some songs and his regular acting friends drop by such as Steve Buscemi and Rob Schneider. John Turtturo stands out as the faithful butler who suddenly sneaks up on you. There are even a few cameos like John McEnroe.The plot is rather flimsy and predictable. The romantic angle does not really work. Sandler is nice but not too funny and as a remake it adds nothing to an original that has been rated very highly for years. This is not one of the better Sandler films.

TheLittleSongbird Apparently Adam Sandler dedicated this remake of the 1936 classic to his late grandmother. Now I can admire that, really I can, especially when the 1936 classic was her favourite film. But someone needs to tell Sandler that good intentions don't always make a good film. The ambition is there, but the film just isn't that great, not as pointless or as awful as the remakes to Psycho or the Wicker Man(which was unintentionally hilarious) I admit but sorry this wasn't good. There are one or two good things, such as the soundtrack, striking scenery and John Tuturro's turn as the Spanish butler. However, the script is cloying and lacking in wit, the direction is uninspired and the story is too saccharine and simplistic. Then in terms of acting, Adam Sandler gives one of his more unlikeable performances(I liked him in The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates and Spanglish though found him irritating here and in Click) and Winona Ryder while she looks lovely forgets her acting lessons. Overall, has its good points but it isn't great. 4/10 Bethany Cox