That was an excellent one.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Based on the classic Gary Cooper/Frank Capra original, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, this takes only small remnants of the source material to create a more up-to-date modern version, and fails miserably, from director Steven Brill (Little Nicky, Without a Paddle). Basically multi-millionaire Preston Blake (Patch Adams's Harve Presnell) dies while climbing the summit of Mount Everest, and his company's attorney Chuck Cedar (Sex, Lies, and Videotape's Peter Gallagher) and Cecil Anderson (The Mummy's Erick Avari) are now looking for his closest living relative to give the assets to. They find that in his nephew, naive New Hampshire pizzeria owner and wannabe greetings card poetry writer Longfellow Deeds (Razzie nominated Adam Sandler), who obviously doesn't completely grasp the fact that he has inherited a mass fortune, $40 billion to be exact. Mr. Deeds is brought with them to New York, and he finds himself surrounded by people who are giving him advice he cannot really follow and trying to get their own piece of fortune for their own gains. Meanwhile the press are also trying to find out more about the person who has inherited the multi-million dollar fortune, and it is up television tabloid reporter Babe Bennett (Razzie nominated Winona Ryder) to get close to Deeds, as she poses as an innocent small town girl. In the process of getting to know him Babe loses track of her scoop and finds herself falling in love with the naive millionaire, who is spending his fortune on meaningless things, and even giving away thousands of dollars to people he has never met, e.g. kids and tramps. Cedar knows that he and his associates and shareholders need to get their money back from Deeds, and he does not care how it is done, he eventually comes up with the plan to sell the company. By the end Deeds realises that money is not the most important in his life or anybody else's, and when it looks like everything is lost the true intentions of Blake Media come to light, and his butler Emilio Lopez (Quiz Show's John Turturro) gets everything, while Deeds gets a billion dollars and is happy with Babe. Also starring Allen Covert as Marty, Jared Harris as Mac McGrath, Edward Scissorhand's Conchata Ferrell as Jan, Steve Buscemi as Crazy Eyes, Peter Dante as Murph, John McEnroe and Rob Schneider as Nazo the Italian Delivery Man (from Big Daddy). Sandler is usually a tolerable enough dumb character, but here he is not witty or likable as Cooper was, especially with that stupid black foot, Ryder is a silly choice for a journalist who becomes his love interest, and many of the other cast members are just as bad or annoying, especially Buscemi with his stupid eyes, only moments of Turturro are amusing with his accent. The story should be witty and have a sweet charm about it, with the leading character and how he comes into his fortune and what he does with it, but here it is just an excuse to see a near retarded simpleton get rich, surrounded by equally stupid characters doing almost nothing but throw his money away, and there are the horrible mushy sentimental moments too, absolutely none of it made me laugh, it an atrocious comedy. It was nominated the Razzie for Worst Remake or Sequel. Very poor!

Adam Sandler's Mr Deeds is a modern take on Frank Capra's classic. As I haven't seen the original, I can't form a comparison and this may be just as well.This story of a small-town innocent who inherits a vast fortune (by way of a controlling interest in a multi-national conglomerate) and then wins people over by way of his inherent niceness, showcases some but not all of Sandler's trademarks. Thankfully, it avoids smut, bad language, and loving discussion of private parts. But it dips into violent slapstick, and it drowns in glutinous sentimentality.A good cast is largely wasted (the exception being John Turturro's very funny Emilio). There are smiles but few laughs, and little believability.Pretty typical Sandler from his "family" oriented output.

A remake of the 1936 film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Steven Brill's 'Mr.Deeds' is Great Fun. Full of Energy, Humor & Entertainment, this 2002 Box-Office Hit, is definitely worth a watch.'Mr. Deeds' Synopsis: A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way. 'Mr.Deeds' never promised to deliver Path-Breaking Cinema. It offered Entertainment, and it full-fills its promise. This Comedy delivers some great laughs. Tim Herlihy's Screenplay is Energetic, Humorous & Entertaining. Steven Brill's Direction is Decent. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are functional.Performance-Wise: Adam Sandler is in form, as always. The actor delivers a really lovable performance. Winona Ryder is perfect. John Turturro & Allen Covert are terrific. Peter Gallagher is efficient. Jared Harris does his bit well. Steve Buscemi appears in a cameo. On the whole, 'Mr.Deeds' gets it right.

Small-town funny-man and "Deeds' Pizza" owner Adam Sandler (as Longfellow Deeds) learns he has inherited $40,000,000,000 when a great uncle dies. Leaving his Mandrake Falls, New Hampshire home, Mr. Sandler is taken to wicked New York City by sneaky Peter Gallagher (as Chuck Cedar), who is plotting to steal Sandler's empire. The business seems loosely based on Rupert Murdoch's FOX corps. Included is a take-off on Bill O'Reilly's old "Inside Edition" (as "Inside Access") show with Jared Harris (as Mac McGrath) essaying the oily host. He assigns muckraker Winona Ryder (as Babe Bennett) to bring in the dirt on Sandler...Things get complicated when a certain couple falls in love. Leading the class at Sandler's richly decorated townhouse is manservant John Turturro (as Emilio Lopez). He has a foot fetish and Sandler has an invulnerable "black foot" which can be beaten severely. Sandler possesses super-hero powers. He saves people with Spider-Man climbing and his Superman foot. Though rated PG-13, this re-make of the more adult-oriented "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) has humor which will appeal mostly to even younger viewers. The part about "Winchestertonfieldville" is cute and the New York City photography by Peter Lyons Collister is nice.**** Mr. Deeds (6/28/02) Steven Brill ~ Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Peter Gallagher