Uncle Buck is a film that I had seen on TV for years but always seemed to miss the first 20 minutes or so. I always seem to join it when Buck is actually looking after the kids. So whilst I was shopping I decided the buy Uncle Buck for the princely sum of £3. The film sees John Candy as the formentioned Buck who has to take care of his nieces and nephews during a family crisis. What follows is a story that is centered around Buck’s frosty relationship with the eldest child. Over the course of the film their relationship eases and the film moves along at a lovely pace.
There are funny moments throughout the film (usually involving Candy) such as making a massive amount of large pancakes. Also when he goes after the elder nieces boyfriend in the house and uses a drill into the lock bursts through only for the boyfriend to be cheating with someone else leading to the boyfriend being in the boot. I could go on but you would get bored very quickly. Surficed to say that there are many moments to enjoy.
It’s a John Hughes film so it shouldn’t be surprising that it holds up well. It’s very rare that films hold up like this and that partly due to Hughes’ writing but also because of the fantastic John Candy. He is truly great and it’s a shame that he died so young because every film he has been in he has always been one of the reasons why it is so good. This movie also feature Macauly Culkin who at this time was a very big name. It’s hard to imagine that there was a time when he was so. I cant recall the last thing that he had been in but it’s fair to say he will never appear in such great collection of films again.
Uncle Buck still stands up well and it’s a film that I would be happy to pay £13 for rather than £3.
There are funny moments throughout the film (usually involving Candy) such as making a massive amount of large pancakes. Also when he goes after the elder nieces boyfriend in the house and uses a drill into the lock bursts through only for the boyfriend to be cheating with someone else leading to the boyfriend being in the boot. I could go on but you would get bored very quickly. Surficed to say that there are many moments to enjoy.
It’s a John Hughes film so it shouldn’t be surprising that it holds up well. It’s very rare that films hold up like this and that partly due to Hughes’ writing but also because of the fantastic John Candy. He is truly great and it’s a shame that he died so young because every film he has been in he has always been one of the reasons why it is so good. This movie also feature Macauly Culkin who at this time was a very big name. It’s hard to imagine that there was a time when he was so. I cant recall the last thing that he had been in but it’s fair to say he will never appear in such great collection of films again.
Uncle Buck still stands up well and it’s a film that I would be happy to pay £13 for rather than £3.
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