The Good Son (1993)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy playing with Henry, he soon begins to suspect that all is not right with the seemingly innocent-looking... After his mother dies and his father goes to Japan on a business trip, eight-year-old Mark is sent to live for a few weeks with his cousin Henry and his family. Although Mark is initially happy playing with Henry, he soon begins to suspect that all is not right with the seemingly innocent-looking young boy. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Jacqueline Brookes
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Story: Ian McEwan
Producer: Mary Anne Pace, Joseph Ruben
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 3, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Dual Side
Audio:
- Stereo - English, Spanish, French
- Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Featurettes
- Trailers
- Disc 1/Side 1: THE GOOD SON - Widescreen
- Widescreen - 1.85
- Disc 1/Side 2: THE GOOD SON - Full Frame
- Full Frame - 1.33
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Reviews
This peculiar thriller doesn't deliver enough jolts to leave the audience screaming.
There's wonderful use made of a Maine port town, and Ruben gets a dizzying thrill or two out of overhead shots, but the conceptual overload finally prevents this from coming together.
An unintentionally uproarious melodrama; a must-see for fans of the truly terrible
The Good Son has a handsome, scenic look that sustains interest, and a suspenseful ending that is quite literally gripping.
Tacky, sloppy genre exercise about how when screws are loose, even children can be psychotic.
You sit there laughing at Culkin's best comedy ever. If only this movie wasn't supposed to be a horror picture.
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by: Random viewer of The Good Son 8/25/01


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