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Adam Sandler's Mr. Deeds Analysis
"Sandler's Mr. Deeds: Mis-Deeds"

With a prestigious resume' of successful blockbuster comedies, Adam Sandler certainly fails with Mr. Deeds, his most recent attempt to duplicate his past successes. The quick-wit, unexpected, laugh-out-loud jokes are a forte' of Sandler's which go back to his days of being a young comedian on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Sandler's comedy is the only thing that will keep you in your seat for an hour and a half. Fortunately for this movie, Sandler's large adolescent audience awaited the premier on June 28th. It's hard to find the direction of this film. However, it does include criteria consisting of, or the lack-there-of, an unoriginal theme for Sandler, an unforeseen love between characters, an unrealistic storyline, the minuscule co-star involvement, and flat lackadaisical humor, is the proof behind this movie's pudding; it defines the word lousy. However, Sandler's newest flick will most likely enjoy box-office success from the strong fan base that follow every movie he makes. The screenwriter Tim Herlihy and the director Steven Brill appear to use the same old, similar storyline from past Sandler
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We all have specific tastes. Some of us will say a movie is really good or really bad, however, it's all about our particular likes and dislikes. Well, in this review, those ideas don't exist. The anticipation of watching a Sandler comedy is always a pleasure and for the most part, enjoyable; not this time around. This movie was at the CUB this past weekend and the admission was three dollars; not even that price is worth it. If you want to see comedy at its best, and you love Adam Sandler, stick to one of his old films, cause you want to refrain from this one. As Deeds puts in one of his greeting cards, "I promise to love you 50 years more, even when your bosom drags down to the floor," the bosom was dragging after the first 15

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