Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Overrated

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Frank Capra's "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" is one of the best films he ever directed along with "It Happened One Night" (1934), and "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) the one thing in common that all three of these films have in common besides being great pieces of work, the other thing is that two of them being this one and "It Happened One Night" were so funny that I couldn't stop watching it. The main character of this movie is a man named Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) who is a poet from the state of Vermont who also happens to be a tuba player in his local town band. Deeds is living a normal private life until he comes to New York City he meets a woman named Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) who both happen to fall in love with one another. Like a bunch of other great romance movies the chemistry between Gary Cooper (who received his first Oscar nomination for his performance) and Jean Arthur is so perfect that it will make you think of the chemistry that Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert had in their Oscar winning turns in "It Happened One Night" and as a result of both films Frank Capra won his first two best director Oscars. But now back to the story, as soon as Deeds arrives in New York during his time there he makes thousands of dollars while working with a bunch of city slickers, which is all that I will tell in this review because I don't want to give away anymore major details. This movie also ranks among the best romance movies ever made besides "It Happened One Night", it ranks along with, "Out of Africa" (1985), "Ball of Fire" (1945), "The Apartment" (1960), ""Heaven Can Wait" (1978), as well as "Pride and Prejudice" (2005) among many others. Cooper gives one of the best performances of his career in this movie, as well as Jean Arthur which now that i'm writing this review I couldn't think of anyone better than to play their characters than they were with their performances in the movie. Movies like this one are the reasons why Frank Capra was such a great director, and a very important film-maker and that his movies are still relevant today. It was Capra himself that once said "There are no rules in film-making, only sins, and the cardinal sin is dullness." Which this is a quote that is still relevant in movie making today and believe me even bad film-makers like Dennis Dugan can take some comedy lessons from a comedy genius like Capra or Billy Wilder. Not only is this movie one of the best romance movies ever made it is also one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen, and watching this movie is a very funny experience that all movie lovers will cherish.

I should confess before writing this review. Haven't I seen this movie before, I wouldn't be able to point out most handsome actor in Hollywood ever. Yes, Gary Cooper is one of the most handsome actors I've seen. He delivers his skills with effervescent and attractive face emotions that anyone could fall in love with. Now, the story revolves around some pixilated guy who has so charming skills to talk with people that anyone can easily get attracted to his simplicity, soberness and faithfulness. A guy who's been living in a small town with not much of important aspects ever faced has to move to the town and face modern societal structure and its aftermath. Now, one important message this film tries to share is-"However smart, sharp or deceit a town can be, a person who has everything good in him, everything elegant in him, can never be affected in a bad way until he himself tries to degrade him."Frank Capra has taken so lively, so real, so effective issue in 1930s,that is still applicable to this 21st century. A guy who sounds simple, looks simple does one pixilated thing that looks a psychologically mad thing to others. But in real, that only thing helps him to be brave, neat and adroit to solve one in a million case of deceit against him. That proves that however a bad state is revolving around anyone, if you stay simple, be free from wrongs, you can easily down the impossible against you. Coming to the movie, Gary Cooper is simply super. He has shown how a simple actor can manage a whole movie without any high-class techniques. Jean Arthur is cute as well as compelling. She delivers the most than she is expected of. Worth seeing an actress in a movie which requires a punchy role and also delivers the same without forcing too much. She was just natural into the frames. Director Frank Capra should be praised for bringing out most real issue on the screens to depict the reality of big cities and how easily one can live to the most. As simple as it is, this movie remains one of the most charming and funny movie of 1930's. The courtroom drama is shown well enough and humor is added rightly to make the audience engaged to get the required message in an enchanting way. With few of its flaws in the first half in acting and technical aspects, this remains one of a gem.

I laughed quite a lot near the start of this movie. It clicked for me right away. It's a simple story with an inherently funny concept behind it. A nice man from a little town inherits a large fortune that he doesn't particularly want. He doesn't blink an eye when they tell him how much money he now has. He sits and plays his tuba a bit. The city people don't think he understands. But he does, it just doesn't affect him. His new acquaintances take a while to get used to his personality and its hilarious seeing their reactions at his unexpected behaviour.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is full of hilarious moments. Several adults have fun creating echoes in a mansion. Deeds looks around to make sure nobody is watching before he rides down a stair railing. He plays the tuba at his own farewell party even as he gets on a train and then later worries about where they'll find a replacement tuba player. He points out the personal ticks of multiple people who then struggle to keep still without involuntary movement arising again. A very touching moment is followed by some perfectly executed slapstick comedy that comes out of nowhere.I find the most annoying kind of people are those that overact to everything, going through extreme emotions constantly. Panicking, complaining, gossiping, getting over-excited. Mr. Deeds is the opposite - always calm and collected and very direct with what he says. But he is passionate about justice as well and throws a punch several times in the movie. He enjoys a simple life but is not stupid in the way people expect him to be. He sees through people and calls them out on their hypocrisy. He can tell when he is being manipulated.I really liked Gary Cooper in the title role. He makes the character seem innocent and charming. Jean Arthur has a funny, high-pitched voice but she's likable as the conflicted love interest. She is also like a child, spending free time trying to shake a rope into a knot. Frank Capra's direction is effective, keeping the focus on the main characters and their emotions.Mr. Deeds is a funny movie with a powerful message. It's full of nice details. There is even some darkness and tension. His purity and simple refusal to lie or do things for personal benefit shames others into becoming better versions of themselves. His life was rich before he inherited the money and he enriches the city with his outlook on life and incorruptibility.

The first part of this movie is a very well done romantic comedy, in which first-rate actors, led by a first-rate director (Capra), bring to very real, moving life a first-rate script.Then the farmer shows up with the gun, and the movie moves into a different realm, that where greatness resides.Deeds discovers the joy of helping his fellow man, or more specifically those of his fellow men who are willing to work to help themselves.At the same time, we see, through the lawyer, that dispersal of large fortunes - an issue in an era when there was still some respect for anti-trust laws - is presented as a threat to the very nation. Rather similar to the cries that came from our "too big to fail" banks when, after they caused the Great Recession, some in government tried to bring them under control.We also see that the powers of high finance can buy medicine - the psychiatrist from Vienna who doodles - to support their case. (This movie is almost frighteningly relevant to our own times.) We marvel at a man who realizes that the real happiness his fortune can buy is the chance to help those who need help, rather than to spend it on himself.This movie gets a 10 from me only because that's as high as the scale goes. Up until the farmer appears, it's a very well made romantic comedy. From there to the end, it's truly off the charts.