- Starring: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder
- Summary: In this homage to the 1936 Frank Capra classic "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," Adam Sandler plays Mr. Deeds, a young man from the small town of Mandrake Falls, NH who inherits controlling interest in a massive media corporation from his deceased uncle.
- Director: Steven Brill
- Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 33
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Mixed: 10 out of 33
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Negative: 18 out of 33
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75Surprisingly sweet and, dare we say it, old-fashioned, with an engaging sense of humor that's a definite improvement on lame, lowbrow efforts such as "Little Nicky."
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58Mr. Deeds, is -- perhaps predictably -- pretty much of a disaster. It's a bit like someone scrawling a mustache on the Mona Lisa.
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38There's no chemistry between Deeds and Babe, but then how could there be, considering that their characters have no existence, except as the puppets in scenes of plot manipulation.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 47
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Mixed: 5 out of 47
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Negative: 14 out of 47
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CharlesM.10There are some of the funniest scenes ever produced in a movie. Don't take it to serious or compare to anything else.
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FrankO.5
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