Lots of Wholesome Fun

****
I liked this film! I thought it was hilarious. I'm not an Adam Sandler fan, either. I have not seen the original movie that this remake is based upon. I thought it was just good, wholesome, laugh-out-loud fun. It's about a guy who is so nice, so real, full of terrific values, and how all of this clashes with NYC cosmopolitan corporate values when he inherits forty billion dollars.

The theme of this movie is that good wins over evil---nice and kind gets the girl, generous wins over greedy, caring wins over selfish, innocent and gentlemanly is sexier than metrosexual, etc. I just loved it. Adam Sandler plays the quintessential good guy, and I think that there are too few movies like this made today.

The plot is pretty unbelievable, and many things are exaggerated for comedic effect, but then, that's what made the movie so darn funny, so I didn't mind. If you want to kick back and have a good time, see this movie. It's one that you can watch with your teens or kids and not be embarassed.
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Mr. Deeds

Adam Sandler plays a small town guy that inherits
billions of dollars. He falls in love with the woman
that is secretly using him to get the "dirt" on him
for the celebrity gossip magazine that she works for.
She ends up actually falling in love with him, but he
finds out that she is using him before she could tell
him the truth about herself.

I suspect that anchor man of being an evil leprechaun

To get it out of the way right off the bat, the Special Edition DVD is loaded with featurettes, deleted scenes and outtakes. The featurettes are very funny and they make a fine addition to the DVD edition.

This is not one of my favorite Adam Sandler movies, but it works for me. The supporting characters seemed to get the funnier parts this time around. John Turturo is hilarious as the foot-worshipping, sneaky butler. Sandler's other friends (that appear in each of his movies) also had great supporting roles. Sandler's Deeds himself was solid, but a bit more reserved in performance than some of his past characters.

The movie itself was based on a film from the 1920s, which may explain why it has a slightly different feel from Sandler's other films. The storyline is decent, but most of what makes the movie funny is what resides outside of the storyline, like the arbitrary characters that make appearances throughout the film.

Ultimately, the movie is entertaining, but it does seem to drag on a bit at points. I would recommend it to an Adam Sandler fan, but others may not find it all that interesting.