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Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

This movie might be the best psychopathic kid movie ever made . and i think it's perfect for 1990s movie . in terms of performance i see that every actor/actress did their role as it should be and to choose Macaulay Culkin to be the psycho kid was the proper decision . screen-scripts were fantastic but the flaw was in Macaulay Culkin character is the lack of the sociopath's facial expressions . The significance and the message of this movie was slow to deliver, but it worth the wait . the background scores could've been better but sure they weren't bad .if you're into movies that focuses on sociopath's topics then i recommend you to watch this unique movie .

Eleven-year-old Mark lives in the sunny spacious desert of Arizona. When his mum dies from cancer Mark's dad needs psychiatric help and sends Mark to stay with his aunt Susan and Uncle Wallace in Pittsburgh for a few weeks. They own a huge home near the ocean, with tons of places to play and old buildings everywhere. Marks befriends his cousin Henry, who is his age. They both play around like normal kids, but then some trouble starts. Henry purposely shoots a neighbor's dog with a potato gun, killing it. The next day Mark is introduced to "Mr. Highway-Man", a stuffed man the same size as a real human, and Henry acts out Highway-man's pretend suicide, shoving the fake man over a bridge and causing ten cars to crash. Mark becomes especially fearful for his cousin Connie, and also learns of the reason Susan likes him so much... she had a little boy of her own, Richard, who mysteriously drowned in the bathtub years ago. The Good Son appears to mimic the 1956 classic "the Bad Seed". Henry acts sweet and innocent at times, but alone he becomes a monster. It was rather funny seeing Miles, the little boy who hung around with Buck in "Uncle Buck", as a psychopath. Henry killed Richard, his own baby brother, over a rubber duck! Wow, kid, they sell those at the Dollarama! The music was a bit sappy at times, but is still a good soundtrack. The plot is pretty solid, though it never really explains Henry's disgusting behavior. Mark's last moments with his dying mom were very sad. The acting was excellent throughout the whole film. "The Good Son" was remade in 2009 as "Orphan", where a Russian adopted girl wrecks a seemingly picture-perfect family. It's a great movie, if you're a fan of psychological thrillers, add this to your collection.But poor Mr. Highway-man, what'd he do to deserve the abuse!? Just a little joke. Anyway, check this movie out, it's a good one.

One of the best things about being a Horror freak is discovering these little Easter egg surprises in "old" films. This time, I had the pleasure of finding Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood as little kids, playing in one of the most disturbing, unnerving and well made Thrillers I've ever seen.Not using any cheats at all (I mean none - no sudden loud music that would force the audience to jump, no nude shots, no cellphone without a battery or signal and no cars that won't start), The Good Son derived its Horror aspect from pure reality. There's nothing supernatural or involving esoteric theories. Just a blunt and slightly exaggerated case of Psychopathy in children. Good ol' fashion uneasy horror!The acting is wonderful and almost flawless! David Morse (Mark's father Jack) and Daniel Hugh Kelly's characters weren't given enough screen time to really have depth, and I found Morse's acting to be slightly unconvincing (he didn't really make me feel like he was a recently widowed father). Besides that - nothing but praises. Wendy Crewson was excellent as Susan Evans, little Quinn Culkin (Macaulay's sister) was quite impressive as Connie Evans (especially the pond scene, that took some talent and probably lots of practice), and Jacqueline Brookes really managed to portray the elderly kind-hearted and empathetic psychiatrist Alice Devenport. As for the two "stars" - Elijah Wood seemed to have been made for the role of Mark, the kid who had recently lost his mother. His big round eyes, when wearing a sad expression, are a secret weapon for any director. His laughter immediately made me think of his role as Frodo Baggins, and reminded me of his great talent of depicting the full spectrum of emotions (although for that one must also bear in mind his role as the cannibal killer in Sin City). And for the grand finale - Macaulay Culkin. Dear God, I'll never be able to view Home Alone/Richi Rich/The Pagemaster the same way! Talk about a talented kid actor with many faces... Culkin's acting as "evil" Sociopath non-caring Henry Evans was creepy and disturbing to the point of being truly horrific! Try to count how many time he really smiled, and in which situations. Macaulay Culkin was the single most disturbing "evil child" I've seen so far, more that any of the Children of the Corn or The Children cast.The story was also profound, and the events that described Mark's relationship with Henry were realistic, reasonable, clear and horrifying. None of the scenes felt redundant or forced in any way, and some of them were as sad and touching as the others were creepy and bone chilling. My only slight small problem was the with the final scene. Without giving any spoilers, it simply felt unrealistic and I didn't think it could happen that way in real life. Though you might disagree.All in all - I don't think I have anything bad to say about this film. I'd have given it a 10 had I not felt biased due to Culkin and Wood's other roles which I've seen prior to this film. However, even if you haven't seen any of them in action before - if you're a Children Horror/Thriller fan you simply cannot let yourself pass on this one. Extremely highly recommended!

This movie was good but it could have been executed so much better. The story line was solid but it seemed the movie rushed along way too quick and it should have progressed slower and with the subject matter being dealt with I feel the movie would have played through much better.This movie is about a young boy(Wood) who loses his mother and is sent to stay with his cousin(Culkin) while his dad is on a business trip. At first he gets along really well with his cousin but soon he notices strange phycotic tendencies coming from the young boy.This movie was pretty good the acting was really good from everyone except Culkin in my opinion he cant act some people say different. Overall I say its worth a watch