Review – Mr. Deeds

Oddly enough, I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would. Maybe I was just in the mood for a stupid comedy starring Adam Sandler. Maybe it was just Friday night. Objectively, I suppose it probably wasn’t all that good a movie. It was a remake of a corny old screwball comedy. The jokes were lame. The chemistry between Sandler and Winona Ryder was … well, it wasn’t. Despite all that, the plot was vaguely uplifting in an everyday-Joe-gets-the-better-of-a-bunch-of-snooty-rich-jerks kind of way, and the jokes – lame as they were – kinda worked. Though this isn’t exactly going to headline at Cannes, it’s an entertaining way to spend a tired Friday night. Mildly amusing