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Mr. Deeds
- Review Date: September 24, 2005
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 2002
Common Sense Media says
Pretty awful, but teen Sandler fans may like it.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie has extremely vulgar humor and strong language for a PG-13.
What's the story?
MR. DEEDS is a remake of the Depression era movie classic starring Gary Cooper (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town). As in the original, the main character is a small-town guy named Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) who writes poems for greeting cards and is kind to his neighbors. Deeds unexpectedly inherits a fortune. So, he goes to the big city, where an unscrupulous reporter named Babe (Winona Ryder) pretends to be a damsel in distress to get close enough to him so that she can write stories about what an idiot he is.
Is it any good?
This remake removes all of the wit and warmth (and the point) of the original and substitutes jokes about getting hit on the head, getting hit in the genitals, snapping off the arm of a frozen dead body, getting stabbed in the foot, physical deformity, and getting hit in the throat.
Sandler's "I'm just a sweet guy who likes dumb jokes" routine is getting tired, and apparently so is he. He looks puffy and uninterested in many of the scenes and oddly uncomfortable when called upon to kiss his leading lady. Ryder is far classier than the material, as are supporting stalwarts John Turturro, Conchatta Farrell, and Steve Buscemi. The other supporting actors range from bland to incompetent, including an obviously uncomfortable John McEnroe.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what they would do if they inherited $40 billion, how childhood dreams turn into adult realities, and how the media covers celebrities.
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funny, but pretty cheesy story line
lots of language-d, s, h, b, etc...
many sexual referances-"tap her", "squeeze my girlfriend's big, fake you know whats," etc
overall, good movie, but violence is comical and stupid.
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Not Bad
I am an Adam Sandler fan. I think that this movie shows what can happen when we judge people before we actually know anything about them. The language is pretty bad and there is a lot of drinking but I like the message.
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Kid, 12 years old
December 27, 2010
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So Funny
Comedy can't get any better than this.A great and funny Sandler comedy.Some strong language such as s**t,h**l,d**n,a*s,b***h,t***p,sl*t,and a some obsence hand gestures with strong sexual dialouge and references and a charcters butt is shown. NOTE:There is a neat dvd player known as clearplay which is when you take a movie such as this one and you won't let your 10 year old see it you can watch it and choose to block out all the bad stuff and they are only abot $65 to $100 and maybe even cheaper and it is worth it.Think about it.
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I'm sorry, but Forknose, you have no taste.
Absolutely terrible movie, that contunes to show that Adam Sandler does not know when to stop making "movies" (only because that's what he insists on calling them). "Classic"? "Great actor"? There couldn't be any words that least described this movie other than those. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS MOVIE OR ANY OTHER SANDLER MOVIE FOR THAT MATTER! (escept The Wedding Singer and Punch Drunk Love, which are probably only good because they were the first two movies Sandler was in.)
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Older tweens and teens will enjoy funny Adam Sandler movie.
I like this movie too. It is fairly clean considering this is Adam Sandler. The language is sh*t, a**, h*ll, d*mn, b*tch used in the sentence "I'm gonna cut you into eight slices of b*tcheroni!" boobies, one bleeped use of f*ck, a middle finger is flashed, and one incomplete use of the word d*ck. Sex consists of sexual innuendo/humor, including brief rear nudity, plus lots of crude humor. Violence is a man being frozen to his death, punching a guy in the face, a man repeatedly getting hit with tennis balls in his face and his private area, egging people's cars, falling off a railing and smashing through a table, and other comic mishaps. There is one scene were Deeds and Johnny Mac get really, really drunk and smoke some, plus references to beer. I rate this OFF for 10, and ON for 11 and older.
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Kid, 11 years old
May 23, 2009
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Good
Pretty good movie but some bad stuff
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| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Steven Brill |
| Cast: | Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Winona Ryder |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 91 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | June 28, 2002 |
| DVD release date: | October 22, 2002 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | vulgar humor and language |
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