If I had seen this as a teenager when it came out, I'd probably think this was a classic, and for many John Candy fans, I'm sure it is. He delivers a terrific performance, as did his co-stars. But because I'm seeing it for the first time at 52 after having seen thousands of other movies in my life, my bar is set a little higher than when I was young. I expect a little more character development and plausibility, even in a simple comedy like this one. The teenage daughter is way beyond typically rebellious. She's resentful, hurtful, wicked - how did she get that way? What's her problem with U.Buck? What's her problem with her mother? What's the mother's problem with U.Buck, besides him being irresponsible? And you just know the teenager is going to do a full 180 by the end of the movie, but it happens way too easily.
I'd like to see what bits ended up on the cutting room floor that may have filled in these and other gaps, because to me the movie simply seems incomplete. But at the end of the day it's just a trifle of a film, and I'm already taking it way too seriously. It's still John Candy doing what he did best, and you'll miss him as much as ever after seeing Uncle Buck.
I'd like to see what bits ended up on the cutting room floor that may have filled in these and other gaps, because to me the movie simply seems incomplete. But at the end of the day it's just a trifle of a film, and I'm already taking it way too seriously. It's still John Candy doing what he did best, and you'll miss him as much as ever after seeing Uncle Buck.