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Uncle Buck (1989)
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John Candy has one of his finest opportunities in this film by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club) about a perpetual screw-up (Candy) who gets his act together enough to watch over his brother's kids effectively. The late actor scores big points resurrecting elements of his more decadent persona from SCTV days, but he also has some persuasively touching, sentimental moments. Hughes's direction is not as focused as it was only a few years before, but there's no mistaking his touch. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, production notes, biographies, Dolby sound, optional Spanish and French soundtracks. --Tom Keogh (read more)
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| Uncle Buck Movie Review by Jarrod (7/31/2009) |
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'Uncle Buck' features one of John Candy's funniest and most endearing performances, the film that really makes miss him, along with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. In both cases, he worked with John Hughes, who was able to bring out the best in the actor, whose tragic death from a heart attack in 1994 drew attention to...
(complete Uncle Buck review by Jarrod)
| Uncle Buck Movie Review by Emma (7/8/2007) |
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Here we have John Candy playing the legendary Unlce Buck, he is a typical all around slob. His friends and family don't tend to consider him to be the most reliable of men but this is put to the text when his brother and sister in-law use him as a last resort to babysit their children and keep an eye on the house when...
(complete Uncle Buck review by Emma)
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