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Avg. Rating:

2.66/4

# of Ratings:

78

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Director:

John Hughes

Actors:

John Candy
Jean Louisa Kelly
Gaby Hoffmann
Macaulay Culkin
Amy Madigan
Laurie Metcalf

 

 

 

 

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When Cindy Russell's dad falls ill, she and her husband Bob scramble to find someone to watch their three children so they can visit him. They finally have to settle on Buck Russell - a house wrecker with little experience with kids.

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Freddie 12/08/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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2.5/4 

This is a great John Candy flick. I used to watch this all the time when I was younger, and I always love it when I get a chance to randomly catch it on tv.

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sapien 11/05/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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3.5/4 

This is definitely John Candy's best. And, it's one of my family's favorite movies that we watch together. Oh, and for all you Macaulay Culkin fans out there: this blows Home Alone out of the water!

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Chris aka Tarkin 11/25/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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2/4 

A serviceable, if forgettable John Candy-helmed comedy. I still prefer The Great Outdoors or Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Like any comedy, there are some great moments, this one just doesn't have enough of them.

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  serioussir
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05/08/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Candy delivers a funny, charming performance

Candy gives a heartwarming performance in this sweet film as the screwup Uncle Buck. The relationship that develops between Uncle Buck and his nieces and nephew is endearing and makes for several funny situations. I especially love how he handles the loser boyfriend.

Rating of
3/4 

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  Taz
Taz
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08/05/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

A Must See Comedy

This is one of the all time classic comedy's. John Candy plays the perfect lovable loser who has to take care of his two nieces and nephew when his brother and his wife have to leave unexpectedly. When he first enters the house he has no clue how to take care of children or act like an adult but thought the course of the movie the kids learn some lessons from him and he learns some lessons from them with plenty of laughs along the way. The performance of a young Macaulay Culkin really steals the show for me. His endless questioning of his uncle buck when he first arrives to the look on his face when he finds Buck making him giant pancakes with a snow shovel for a spatula for his birthday. If some how you have nor seen this movie you need rent is ASAP.

Rating of
3/4 

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