| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"It's sweet, harmless, dumb, occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show. " more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There's no chemistry between Deeds (Sandler) and Babe (Ryder)..." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Perhaps the weakest thing about the new Deeds is its utter lack of a strong viewpoint and real emotion..." more... |
C- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"If you've seen the original, you would be well advised to steer clear of the new knockoff, lest your heart be broken." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...offers some good laughs..." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...the acting is atrocious..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...dimwitted..." more... |
D+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
" It's a film that isn't there, 91 minutes of celluloid without a movie." more... |
D |
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle |
"...surprisingly sweet and, dare we say it, old-fashioned, with an engaging sense of humor..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Goes largely nowhere." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...mostly terrible..." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the film fails to develop characters we care about." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a stink bomb of a movie." more... |
D+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...if your expectations are very low, there are some decent laughs and the film makes for a guilty pleasure..." more... |
C+ |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"...Mr. Deeds is just Mr. Deeds Goes to Town updated for the Big Daddy crowd." more... |
C |
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