Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
- Lindsey Wakefield
- (as Thandie Newton)
- Mr. Brunson
- (as Andrew Hyatt Masset)
- Teacher
- (as Nevaina)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActresses Thandiwe Newton and Rebecca Romijn were born on the exact same day: 06. November 1972 - this is their first movie together.
- GoofsLindsay worked 80 hours, and her net check was only $112. The IRS cannot garnish wages that total less than the total of the standard deduction and personal exemptions available. Based on her earning $10 per hour, none of her wages could have been legally garnished.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Wesley Deeds: [narration] My name is Wesley Deeds the Third. I grew up fifth-generation Ivy League graduate. I can tell you my pedigree all the way back to the tribe that my greatest grandfather came from. I was born into privilege, groomed by my father to be a businessman, to take over his company, groomed by my mother to be a gentleman. I was told where to stand and how to dress, how to cut my hair, and what I would be doing for the rest of my life from the time that I was five years old. And right now, I seem to be on track - whose track I don't really know. By this time, my mother thought I should be married, and according to my life schedule, that's four months away. I'll be marrying her, Natalie. She's amazing. We're perfect together. With a life like mine, you'd think that I wake up happy every day, but I don't. My life is perfect, but I often wonder, am I living my own life or the life that I was told to live?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.88 (2012)
- SoundtracksTo the Zoo
Written by Shelly Fraley and Jessica Garey
Performed by Shelly Fraley, Jessica Garey and Ian Bailey
Published by Sweet Baby Lulu Songs and Shelly Fraley
Courtesy of Firefly Music LLC and One Louder Creative
This movie stars, is written and directed by Tyler Perry (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) and also stars Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys 2), Thandiwe Newton (Crash), Eddie Cibrian (The Cave), Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men), Jamie Kennedy (Scream 2) and Brian White (Stomp the Yard).
This picture does a great job of depicting a single mother's struggles and Newton delivers a tremendous performance. The characters are unique and the situations are perfectly depicted. The soundtrack is absolutely tremendous. I will say many elements felt unrealistic but still made you smile as they unfolded. The mother and daughter dynamic is well portrayed and the child acting by Jordenn Thompson was impressive. The conclusion was cliche but made me smile.
Overall, the ratings for this are a bit harsh. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.
- kevin_robbins
- Jan 26, 2023
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- Also known as
- Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,025,791
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,583,924
- Feb 26, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $35,579,177
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1