CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Nonureva Really Surprised!

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Mike Cooper The character and life of Wesley Deeds was relateable in some ways and inspiring. Although Tyler Perry is highly recognized for his over the top comedic expression via Madea, his cross over into this melo-dramatic role suited the character in which he played. Having him fall for the janitor is not so far fetched. One part that i found to be unrealistic was his lack of knowledge and reference to 2Pac ("The rapper guy"). The portrayal of a struggling single mom who was a widow was far from the stereotypical baby mother -whereby the father ran off. Phylicia Rashad (mother to Wesley)played the mother role a little too well. I can see her being that way in real life. Gotta love Mrs. Huxtable ;)

jhughes1362 I liked the storyline (it reminded me of a classic movie, the title of which escapes me at the moment). There seemed to be a lot of filler (hashing and rehashing of topics that were unnecessary), and a lot of holes (disconnects or missing plot elements), but overall I enjoyed this film despite the fact I am a male. Though the two seemingly main characters were males, this clearly was a chick flick, and that makes me wonder about Mr. Perry and just how much or how often he visits his "feminine" side. The movie had the look and feel of a big budget movie, unlike almost ALL of Mr. Perry's other films. I was grateful for that. I found Mr. Perry's acting in "Deeds" a refreshing departure from his usual, matronly facade. (SPOILER) Although, I'm sure even he would admit it is nowhere near Oscar quality. His transformation from uptight conformist to devil may care player was well paced, if not believable. And, less believable was the warp speed jump to and from affection in the portrayed relationships!(END SPOILER) My vote is 7.5. It would have been 8, but I took off half a point for Mr. Perry's precision grooming. He has a gigantic face and in the close-ups, the head and facial hair seem strange (I guess that is why they tell grade schoolers never to get a haircut just before school picture day. Both of the female love interests are extraordinarily beautiful and charming actresses, but it was uncomfortable trying to wrap my mind around a reason they were attracted to Mr. Deeds - money or not. And, what? -- The last scene on the plane was supposed to be a shocker??! Well...do I really need to say it? No. I don't think that I do. Good Job. But you can do better Mr. Perry. I know you will. J

cateye-6 I look at it like this ... for a Tyler Perry movie this was a comeback. Okay some scenes were a little 'awkward' and slow, but I was impressed with this film. You can see he is trying to reset the tone of his movie making and get back to the basics of telling the story. He decided to take the lead part in this film and I think that it was a bold and precise move on Tyler's part. He had to let his audience know that he is here to stay. He is bringing his core essence of film-making that drew people to him in the first place. He is a fantastic black man who tries to cut out 'the crap' of films and just wants to display real life. He has fumbled around casting and made some 'just for giggles' films but he knows how to remind us all of just how simple we all are and how we are all connected in this game of life. If one thing we should learn from him is his insatiable need to put us all in the shoes of another person. Let's be a little more compassionate for a man who isn't afraid to pick himself up, dust himself off and keep trying ... just my little thought ;-)

tavm I have now seen some Tyler Perry movies that weren't good (like Madea's Big Happy Family) and some that were (his adaptation of For Colored Girls... was the best so far). This one was better than expected since he doesn't play that stereotypical mammy-type character that I just mentioned nor does he put any obvious comedy scenes that makes one groan like in that first movie I just wrote about. In fact, the only character I thought was truly one-dimensional was that of his no-good-brother played by Brian White who has no business being part of their father's company but because he's family...Anyway, Perry plays perhaps the most caring of businessmen one would expect to be depicted in modern cinema as he discovers a female janitor played by Thandie Newton who's on welfare because of some personal troubles. Oh, and Perry's engaged to Gabrielle Union and has a mother played by Phylicia Rashad who's a little uptight though she also knows where she's been. In summation, Good Deeds was a nice surprise for me concerning Mr. Perry's output and on that note, I recommend it.