Good Deeds (2012)

Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (screenplay)

Stars:

Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Wesley Deeds
Thandie Newton	...	Lindsey Wakefield
Gabrielle Union	...	Natalie
Eddie Cibrian	...	John
Brian White	...	Walter Deeds
Jordenn Thompson	...	Ariel
Phylicia Rashad	...	Wilimena
Beverly Johnson	...	Brenda
Rebecca Romijn	...	Heidi
Jamie Kennedy	...	Mark Freeze
Andrew Masset	...	Mr. Brunson (as Andrew Hyatt Masset)
Victoria Loving	...	Mrs. Brunson
Tom Thon	...	Milton
Susan Shalhoub Larkin	...	Margaret
Nevaina Graves Rhodes	...	Teacher (as Nevaina)

Storyline

Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

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Plot Keywords:

pun in title | two word title | word play in title | character name in title

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Taglines:

Wesley Deeds is About to Discover the Person He Was Meant to Be.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, some violence and thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,583,924 (USA) (24 February 2012)

Gross:

$35,010,192 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tyler Perry Studios, Lionsgate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actresses Thandie Newton and Rebecca Romijn were born on the exact same day: 06. November 1972 - this is their first movie together.

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Goofs

When Wesley and Lindsey are riding the motorcycle, you can see a reflection of a truck in the mirror.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Die Hard 5: Let's Not Die Quite So Hard, I've Got Chronic Back Pain (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Right Here Waiting For You"
Written by Richard Marx
Performed by Richard Marx

User Reviews

Surprisingly Memorable

I am not a Tyler Perry defender, but I have to call foul on the 3.1 rating. Those who reviewed the movie average about a 6 or 7, so I'm led to believe many who have voted on this movie did not in fact see the movie. Considering the assault Perry receives from critics--myself included at times--it would not be hard to believe some would undermine the rating system here and seek to sabotage anything with the name "Perry" in front of it. Moving on...

I will go out on a limb and say this is Perry's highest quality effort to date. It's the first movie I remember seeing of his that did not run with the trite good-guy/bad-guy story line. This movie had more depth than any of his previous. There were no bad guys. Every character was troubled and coping and...human. Many I think missed the real theme of this movie. It has absolutely nothing to do with a man coming to save a woman. It is about having the courage to follow your own path. It is a universal theme, one that hits home for virtually everyone. Sure there may be better movies out there who execute this theme, but this movie does it competently in my opinion, and by Tyler Perry's standards, it is more than competent. It is dare I say, actually "good?"

I liked the acting. Once I got past Thandie's always-strange accent and the little girl's initially poor acting performance, and Brian White's sometimes over-acting, the movie caught its groove and all of the actors delivered. Newton played a particularly touching role. I have to admit her ability to cry on a dime regarding the loss of her child, made me tear up a bit. To say that I was shocked to find myself actually tearing up from a Tyler Perry movie is the understatement of the day. Perry and Gabrielle Union also delivered. Both portrayed their complex characters well and competently showcased the true ambivalence that often accompanies a relationship, especially one that occurs when the couple is past their twenties and have to grapple with all the life expectations that entails. This brings me to the next highlight--the script.

It seems like Perry actually took his time--or at least more time than he usually does, say on the horrible movies like "Madea Goes to Jail" or the like--on this script. There was more character development, more growth, more nuance, and unpredictability. There were plot holes, sure, but in general, you didn't feel short-changed as a viewer, like the writer was just trying to rush something through to meet a deadline so that he could ultimately get your money--ahem--"Why did I get Married 2" looking at you!

Finally, I liked the pace of the movie. Some may think it was slow, I think it was mature...a mature movie about mature matters. I liked this for a change, especially in comparison to the low-IQ slapstick I had previously associated with Tyler Perry. And let me leave this little tidbit: If you, like me, happen to currently be in a similar place in life as these characters--about to make big life decisions but fear you are not making the right ones--you will doubly appreciate the meditative pace. You will appreciate the more introspective tone than is found in Perry's other movies.

The movie is not perfect, but I will give it a relatively high rating simply to combat the unfairly low rating it has as of this writing. We should applaud growth when we see it. "See it" being the operative phrase. See the movie before low-rating it. Have some integrity folks.