Mr Deeds (2002) Movie Review by El Funky Bae

 



When I first saw this film, interestingly enough, I was not a fan.  I cannot recall who I saw it with.  I am thinking of my childhood friend from Texas who I've known since 1st grade visiting and walking out for about half an hour, only to come back and laugh uproariously again.  But I did not get it honestly.  I never saw the original "Mr. Deeds" which critical experts swear by a million it's better.  So that did not influence my opinion.  I used to be kind of a movie snob in my teens however.  I thought I knew more than most because I saw "All The Presidents Men" in 5th grade and not because teacher made us.  I also sneak rented through my uncle "A Clockwork Orange".  My dad was right to not let me watch that movie but God bless my uncle and our weekly trips to West Coast Video.

I liked every Sandler movie up until "Mr. Deeds", even "Little Nicky".  But for some reason "Mr. Deeds" felt slow to me at the time, and I found it boring.  Boy, was I wrong.  "Mr Deeds" I now consider a quintessential Sandler film.  It's got a lot of the formula of his films that worked.  And I love the small town big hearted guy as the lead and felt like Sandler was perfect in those roles.  I felt Jimmy Fallon could have made that type of role work for him had he ever tried it on.

But from my second watch forward, I enjoyed "Mr. Deeds" more and more.  There is enough of that goofy Sandler comedy those of us that like his movies enjoy.  But it has heart like the best Sandler films do, and without that balance I don't think his movies would have ever worked as well.  It's a pretty fun watch and highly recommendable to fans of Adam Sandler movies.  Rating:  ***1/2 out of 5 stars

Mr. Deeds is now available to watch on Netflix and available for purchase/rent.


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