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
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A second-rate thriller with first-rate production values. Full Review |
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This peculiar thriller doesn't deliver enough jolts to leave the audience screaming. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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A summer camp classic. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Not a good movie, but a creepy performance by Culkin rescues it.
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0/5 |
An unintentionally uproarious melodrama; a must-see for fans of the truly terrible
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3/5 |
The Good Son has a handsome, scenic look that sustains interest, and a suspenseful ending that is quite literally gripping. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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2/5 |
Almost worth it to see Macauly Culkin's demise. Almost.
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3/5 |
Not The Bad Seed but not bad. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Tacky, sloppy genre exercise about how when screws are loose, even children can be psychotic. Full Review |
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You sit there laughing at Culkin's best comedy ever. If only this movie wasn't supposed to be a horror picture. Full Review |
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Where were the responsible adults when this thing was made? Full Review |
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2/4 |
At best, this film is strictly cable fare. Full Review |
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