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TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

tdrish Uncle Buck! He's loud, he's obnoxious, he's quirky, and he drives a car that matches that criteria. What happens when he has to babysit a teenager that hates his guts, along with two bratty little children. The answer: A whole lot of responsibility kicks into gear. That's right, don't let his looks fool you, he's got rules, and he is overly protective of the kids. So don't try any nonsense around Uncle Buck, he's kind of on the old fashioned side, if you know what I mean. At the core of it all, the movie has plenty of heart...and tons of laughs, thanks to writer John Hughes. An added bonus goes to a great performance from the late John Candy. A great, underrated film the whole family can enjoy. Can't say that about a lot of the new releases these days. 7 out of 10!

mads leonard holvik Roger Ebert gave this movie 1,5 stars out of 4. I don't agree, and I think he just didn't understand the slightly misanthropic elements in the humor. Buck is clearly not normal, so why be surprised that he has these dark sides? This movie is watchable and in the end it has a positive message. The fact that Buck is such a hopeless person, maybe he just needed to find himself and also being allowed to be himself? His sister in law can't stand him, but she is frankly not very nice herself, and when she comes back home and her daughter throws herself into her arms and says she loves her, we feel with them all. Another reviewer said it like this: "Buck saves his family and in the end saves himself." I think that is pretty heavy stuff in what is supposed to be a comedy.

Irishchatter I always thought John Candy was the best comedic actor out there and it's just too bad that he died so young. He definitely looks like an Uncle figure rather than a dad figure to be honest. Im this film like you would badly want an Uncle like him. He's just so brilliant and talented with his jokes! I also thought Jean Louisa Kelly as the eldest daughter was like the sibling you always hate. She honestly looked cute though for playing as a red up plus annoying teen. I felt so irritated by her like I almost crushed my phone with squeezed my fists haha. She's a really good actress! I couldn't believe how Malcahy Culkin was so tiny in this! He looked so small that now he is a big tall man with long hair! You would still think of him as that little kid from Home Alone but he didn't seem to have a good life after that though. At least he's getting better and looking handsome as a man! Really good late 80's movie and I give this 8/10.

mike48128 Not a "big" picture by any means, but a wonderful, silly John Hughes film that captures the sweet essence and personality of one of the nicest comic actors of all time. At age 40, he died well before his time. Also wonderful in several other "small" or unsuccessful films. I love the one where he is "Delirious" from a high fever and imagines the whole thing. I also love "Strange Brew" because the premise is about "evil" Canadian Beer. Here, he is called upon to "baby sit" his brother's 3 young children, the oldest being 15. His beer drinking buddy is the family dog! In about 90 minutes, we see Uncle Buck "grow up" before our eyes and become a responsible adult. He saves his young niece from being "taken advantage of" by a high school lover. Made a year before Home Alone, with a very young McCaulay Culkin. A few minor cuss words, and adult situations, but otherwise toned-down quite a bit from a typical "Hughes Production". Maybe an "8 or 9" for everyone else but a "10" for John Candy fans.