AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Review: Mr Deeds (12A) Director: Steven Brill Starring: Steve Buscemi, Winona Ryder, Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Peter Gallagher.
(From The Scotsman)
Byline: Alistair Harkness
IN THE mid-1990s, the long-running US comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live dropped Adam Sandler because the producers didn't understand his act. The problem was he was truly funny - something the show hadn't been since the days of Bill Murray and John Belushi.
Some older critics have a similar problem. Audiences love Sandler movies because they are hilarious without being clever, so Sandler is now shorthand for the dumbing down of American cinema. Sometimes it's deserved - The Waterboy and Little Nicky were excruciating. But Happy Gilmore is a minor masterpiece. Mr Deeds - a remake of Capra's Mr Deeds …
-
- Mr Deeds + - - - - Dir: Steven Brill With: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John...
-
News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire
November 1, 2002
700+ words
-
- Review: FILM RELEASES: Mr Deeds 1/5 Dir: Steven Brill With: Adam Sandler,...
-
News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire
November 1, 2002
700+ words
-
- The Guide: PREVIEW: film: John Patterson sees Adam Sandler make zillions...
-
News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire
November 2, 2002
700+ words
-
- Get a grip on your anger ..PX: Cool down Dr Buddy Rydell (Nicholson) and Dave...
-
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire
June 1, 2003
700+ words
-
- Laffs target Mideast.(You Don't Mess with the Zohan)(Movie review)
-
Magazine article from: Variety
Lowry, Brian
June 9, 2008
700+ words
