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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
For all his life, wealthy businessman Wesley Deeds has done what's expected of him and has settled into a predictable routine. His scripted life begins to change, however, when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a struggling single mother who works as a night janitor for his corporation and has just been evicted. He offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he's already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, he finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes37%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
140 audience votes
Key crew
- Tyler PerryDirector
- Tyler PerryScreenplay
- Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tyler PerryWesley Deeds
- Thandiwe NewtonLindsey
- Gabrielle UnionNatalie
- Brian J. WhiteWalter Deeds
- Phylicia RashādWilimena Deeds
- Eddie CibrianJohn Foster
- Rebecca RomijnHeidi Foster
- Ylian Alfaro SnyderCorporate Employee
- Jordenn ThompsonAriel
- Ashley LeConte CampbellSocial Worker
- Jamie KennedyMark
Stills
Themes
businessmancleaning ladyroutineclass differencessingle motherfiancé fiancée relationshipceohomelesscorporationrich man poor womanengaged couplewealth differences