Tyler Perry tries to make good films and in recent films he has tried to get away from the Madea films but he's still relying on the same clichés that make his films really hard to sit through.The main problem with this film is that it is as dull as a slice of bread. This review is going to be short because, by God, I don't remember what happened. Something about a guy not enjoying his life despite being rich. An unbelievably cliché story with unbelievably cliché characters that you have honestly seen in hundreds of other projects.I really don't remember anything about the film so I do not remember anything that was salvageable about it, it was boring, recycled. I know a lot of people probably like this film but I just think it was one of the worst I've ever seen. If your not a Perry fan, I'd say skip it.

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 ;)

I have been a Tyler Perry fan for years, but movies like this reaffirm my belief that he needs to stick with the Madea formula.The general concept of the movie is a great one, and I think in another circumstance, it might have worked, but my biggest issues were with the people chosen to portray the characters. First, I have a hard time with Tyler as Deeds. Maybe it's just his huge personality (after all he IS the "Grand Dame" of dramedy) or maybe it was the writing, but it didn't feel believable.Thandie Newton was not at ALL a good choice as a down on her luck, working Mom. And I hated how she could be so ignorant and flying off the handle at everyone one moment and then completely sweet and gracious the next. I think her character should have been tempered with some Prozac! Gabrielle Union was great in her role, but in honesty, I couldn't help but wonder if she was even necessary to the story. She was like a loose thread they had to keep coming back to. In hindsight, maybe Thandie would have been better as the wife.Overall, it wasn't a BAD movie, it just was hopelessly unsatisfying and not one I'd care to watch over again.

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.