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Title: Mr. Deeds (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Adam Sandler | ... | Longfellow Deeds | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Babe Bennett | |
| John Turturro | ... | Emilio Lopez | |
| Allen Covert | ... | Marty | |
| Peter Gallagher | ... | Chuck Cedar | |
| Jared Harris | ... | Mac McGrath | |
| Erick Avari | ... | Cecil Anderson | |
| Peter Dante | ... | Murph | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Jan | |
| Harve Presnell | ... | Preston Blake | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Crazy Eyes | |
| Blake Clark | ... | Buddy Ward, Kevin's Father | |
| John McEnroe | ... | John McEnroe | |
| J.B. Smoove | ... | Reuben | |
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Tom McNulty | ... | Red Parka Man |
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. Of course, Deeds' sincere naiveté has Babe falling in love with him instead. Ultimately, Deeds comes to find that money truly has the power to change things, but it doesn't necessarily need to change him. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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The remake to Frank Capra's 1936 masterpiece "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" lacks the charm, heart and intelligence of that production. The titled character (Adam Sandler) inherits an outrageous fortune from a relative he did not even know about and New York opportunists led by the sleazy Peter Gallagher try to take advantage of Sandler's kindness and generosity towards others. Naturally Sandler is much smarter than he first appears and proves to be an individual that can handle swindlers. However he does let his guard down around supposed school nurse Winona Ryder (in actuality a reporter for a tabloid) and that is when his big-city troubles start. "Mr. Deeds" is a watchable and somewhat entertaining film that works because of Sandler's screen persona. Sandler continues to raise films that are duds just because of his enormous talents. The same is true with this one. Watch for "Fargo" alums Steve Buscemi and Harve Presnell as well as a long cameo from ex-tennis superstar John McEnroe. 2.5 out of 5 stars.