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NUMBERS
Box Office: $126,203,320
VHS Rentals: $23,520,000
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CONSENSUS
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.
CAST & CREW
Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro
Directed by Steven Brill
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SYNOPSIS
Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) is content to run his pizzeria in the cozy New Hampshire hamlet of Mandrake Falls. more...
MPAA RATING
PG-13, language including sexual references
RUNTIME
1 hour, 31 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jun 28, 2002
Video: Oct 22, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Columbia Pictures
GENRE
Comedies, Rags To Riches, Small Towns, Small Town Life, Money
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Mr. Deeds Site
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PARENTS EVALUATION
POSTERS
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
TIDBITS
NEWS ARTICLES
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "It's neither as sappy as Big Daddy nor as anarchic as Happy Gilmore or The Waterboy, but it has its moments."
-- Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY
 "Formuliac, but fun."
-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
"It's still Adam Sandler, and it's not Little Nicky. And for many of us, that's good enough."
-- Todd Anthony, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
"If your expectations are very low, there are some decent laughs and the film makes for a guilty pleasure."
-- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"The latest Adam Sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"The story is predictable, the jokes are typical Sandler fare, and the romance with Ryder is puzzling."
-- Jeff Berson, CITYSEARCH
"It's filled with charm."
-- Bob Bloom, JOURNAL AND COURIER (LAFAYETTE, IN)
"Anyone who can count to five (the film's target market?) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going."
-- Gary Brown, HOUSTON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
"I'm just too bored to care."
-- Sean Burns, PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
"Mr. Deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor."
-- Jim Chastain, NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
"'God help us, but Capra and Cooper are rolling over in their graves.'"
-- Cory Cheney, URBAN TULSA WEEKLY
"Mr. Deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy."
-- Chuck the Movieguy, THEMOVIEGUY.COM
"Turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a 'very sneaky' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts"
-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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"The movie doesn't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us."
-- Gregory Avery, NITRATE ONLINE
"Nothing about this movie works."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"I've never seen (a remake) do anything as stomach-turning as the way Adam Sandler's new movie rapes, pillages and incinerates Frank Capra's classic..."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"Mr. Deeds is, as comedy goes, very silly -- and in the best way."
-- Liz Braun, JAM! MOVIES
"If this disposable tissue has one wild card, it's John Turturro, who's simply fab as a Spanish butler with a foot fetish."
-- Matt Brunson, CREATIVE LOAFING
"Adam Sandler is to Gary Cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse."
-- Robert W. Butler, KANSAS CITY STAR
"The picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"Fans can rejoice that Mr. Deeds is a close third behind Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer on Sandler’s list of quality credits."
-- Erik Childress, EFILMCRITIC.COM
"“Mr. Deeds” is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought."
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"...another example of how Sandler is losing his touch."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
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"What's next? Rob Schneider, Dana Carvey and Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Philadelphia Story? David Spade as Citizen Kane?"
-- Robert Wilonsky, NEW TIMES
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ROTTEN 18%
Avg. Rating: 4.1/10 |
"The otherwise good-naturedness of Mr. Deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less- than-likely New York celebrities ... certainly raises the film above anything Sandler's been attached to before."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
"Let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line: Stay home."
-- Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE
"This is very much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives to outweigh the positives."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"It virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre, with funny bits surfacing every once in a while."
-- Mike Clark, USA TODAY
"If you're over 25, have an IQ over 90, and have a driver's license, you should be able to find better entertainment."
-- Paul Clinton, CNN
"Frank Capra played this story straight. But the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"It’s sweet, harmless, dumb, occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show."
-- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
"This is Sandler running on empty, repeating what he's already done way too often."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"A surprisingly funny movie."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"Returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters, Sandler, who also executive produces, has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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"It's the first "dopey comedy" like this that gave the female love interest an active role, rather than relegating them to decorative eye candy for the lead doofus to fall for."
-- Criminy Pete, CRIMINYPETE.COM
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* Who are the Approved Tomatometer Critics?
* Mouse over a tomato icon for a publication's original rating. Original rating not available for every publication.
* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Mr. Deeds" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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