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Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herilhy and a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. It stars Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder.

Plot
Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) of New Hampshire inherits $4.7 billion from his dead uncle to stay at New York.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Blatant product placement for Wendy's, Cocoa Pebbles and Corvette.
 * 2) Deeds starts attacking high-class men as a way of Sandler attacking his critics.
 * 3) Deeds' poetry readings from his greeting cards can be boring.
 * 4) The song playing where Deeds and John McEnroe were drinking, called "Let's Get Wasted" by Adam Sandler, can only be heard in a few seconds and nowhere else in the film.
 * 5) It is a poorly-made remake that doesn't have the charm of the 1936 classic.
 * 6) While Cecil doesn't smoke his pipe, he always has it with him.
 * 7) Deeds rarely uses anything with the money he inherited, only just for himself.
 * 8) Some of the scenes in New York have removed the World Trade Center digitally.
 * 9) There are some problems with the poster, such as the fact that it says "Don't let the fancy clothes fool you" even though the clothes are not even that fancy.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Memorable quotes such as "I thought we were watching Scooby-Doo".
 * 2) Nazo from Big Daddy makes a cameo.
 * 3) John Turturro as Emilio and Steve Buscemi as Crazy Eyes are scene-stealers.
 * 4) The cameos by John McEnroe and Al Sharpton are funny to watch.
 * 5) The joke about Deeds owning the Jets became a lot funnier after the film was released months after the New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl.
 * 6) Mr. Deeds can be seen as a personal film for Sandler, given that he grew up in both New Hampshire and New York.
 * 7) The scene where Deeds flies off the stair railing is amusing.
 * 8) The acting is passable.
 * 9) Some of the characters are likable. Mr. Deeds, despite being slightly flanderized, is still a good person overall, and is even stated by YouTube channel, WickedBinge, that he's the most purest character that Adam Sandler has played, so that says something.

Reception
Mr. Deeds received mainly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 22% based on reviews from 153 critics, with an average rating score of 4.20/10. Its consensus states: "This update of Capra doesn't hold a candle to the original, and even on its own merits, Mr. Deeds is still indifferently acted and stale."

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Accolades
Mr. Deeds received three Razzie Award nominations including Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Actress (Winona Ryder) and Worst Remake or Sequel. However, the film also won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor (Sandler).

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2000s films]] Comedy films]] Revolution Studios]] Cult films]] Happy Madison films]] Columbia Pictures films]] Box Office Hits That Received Negative Feedback]] Average films]] Internet memes]] Remakes/reboots]] New Line Cinema films]] Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Nominees]]