Not a good movie, but a creepy performance by Culkin rescues it.
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07/16/03
The Good Son (1993)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:5
Rotten:18
Average Rating:4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... [More]
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse
Director: Joseph Ruben
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Reviews for The Good Son
No review available.
10/10/05
A summer camp classic.
02/09/06
The Good Son has a handsome, scenic look that sustains interest, and a suspenseful ending that is quite literally gripping.
05/20/03
Top CriticNot The Bad Seed but not bad.
02/10/02
A second-rate thriller with first-rate production values.
07/25/07
No review available.
10/04/02
This peculiar thriller doesn't deliver enough jolts to leave the audience screaming.
07/25/07
Top CriticYou sit there laughing at Culkin's best comedy ever. If only this movie wasn't supposed to be a horror picture.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
06/06/05
Tacky, sloppy genre exercise about how when screws are loose, even children can be psychotic.
02/06/02
Where were the responsible adults when this thing was made?
01/01/00
Top CriticAt best, this film is strictly cable fare.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn unintentionally uproarious melodrama; a must-see for fans of the truly terrible
07/15/03
Culkin is never really very believable in his role, though Wood does better, lending depth to a sketchily written character.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/23/04
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.
07/25/07
Top CriticAlmost worth it to see Macauly Culkin's demise. Almost.
05/12/03
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05/20/03
No review available.
10/17/02
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