The Good Son

After the death of his mother a boy goes to stay with relatives and becomes the only witness to his seemingly innocent cousin's evil antics.... Full review

This movie was wierd and realistic. The way that Culkin's character acts is twisted but sometimes that is how twisted people get. This movie is very suspenseful. Wood's character is just a loving person caught in this refuge that fell upon... Full review

The Good Son is the number #1. scariest thriller movie ever made! This movie is one of the best creepiest movies ever made! This movie almost gave me a 100 nightmares. When i first heard about this movie i did not... Full review

Alright, I admit it. The Mac is a good actor, and he excells in this movie as a psychotic little boy who kills people (and animals). What isn't so hot about this film is that it lacks in originality, and is... Full review

it is funny at the end when the home alone kid falls off the cliff and he sounds funny when he yelled hahahahahahahahahaha. its weird how a 11 year old can make a cross bow and kill people. i only watched... Full review

The movie is GREAT!!! i love it!!!! It has become one of my favorite movies of all time. They are all talented actors.... Full review

He went from cute kid being left alone, to psycho kid, trying to be alone. I thought that the plot was good, but they needed to tell you why Henry was so evil, overall the movie wasn't scary at all, but... Full review

I LOVE THE TWO BOYS IN THIS MOVIE. THEY REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CHARACTER IS NICE AND CARING. WHILE THE OTHER BOY WAS MEAN AND AN MURDER. THE STORY TELLS ABOUT A BOY LOSSING HIS MOTHER AND HAS TO LIVE... Full review

I saw this film years ago when I was fairly young (around ten years old) and I remember enjoying it quite a bit. "The Good Son" is about Mark (Elijah Wood), a young child who recently lost his mother to cancer.... Full review

One of the best suspense movies ever made. Culkin is perfectly cast as the snotty, evil little whippersnapper with a taste for killing. The scene where he plays "hide and seek" with his sister in the house is edge-of-your seat suspense!... Full review

And you sit there laughing at Culkin's best comedy ever.....Everyone suffers from stupidity, from child psychologist Jacqueline Brookes, who believes Culkin's lies, to the ice-skating crowd....How Culkin smiles.....Macaulay Culkin is tired of slapping himself in front of the mirror.....Like most Hollywood villains, Culkin has a talent for turning the tables on accuser Wood.... ... Full Review

With its low-caliber thrills, "The Good Son's" greatest asset may be its spectacularly shot scenery by cinematographer John Lindley, from the mesas of Arizona to the snowy climes of New England. Though Culkin will accrue most of the ink -- and no doubt a few complaints about casting this childhood icon as the embodiment of evil, as if he needed to expand his repertoire -- the action centers around another prominent moppet, Elijah Wood ("Avalon,""Forever Young"), playing a young boy with very bad luck. ... Full Review

This is a surprisingly creepy thriller about a psychotic kid. Macaulay Culkin is especially bad in the role, which is nothing out of the ordinary, but his character is menacing nonetheless -- perhaps too menacing, which may put off some viewers. ... Full Review

Regardless of the ratings decision, The Good Son isn't really a film that strikes home with any particular audience, except save for schlock thriller junkies, as the boring story and lack of quality scares keep this one firmly grounded by routine formula plotting and overwhelming predictability. ... Full Review

childish comedy is not the limit of his talents..... ... Full Review

Actually, the headline is misleading. I didn't like either film. But if you saw the new thriller Orphan this weekend and it seemed familiar, perhaps you're remembering the 1993 Macaulay Culkin fiasco The Good Son . ... Full Article

Friday night, Craig, Gina, Jess, Stacy, Joe, Mari, and I went to see "The Good Son." It was amusing in its badness, and then we went to Denny's. -- Actual entry in my diary, Sept. 26, 1993. ... Full Article

"The Good Son"(1993) is a film about a young boy named Mark Evens (Elija Woods) who's mother died. He eventually went to stay with his aunt and uncle because he had become very reclusive. ... Full Article

Indie shingle Bold Films has signed Joseph Ruben (The Stepfather, The Forgotten, The Good Son) to direct medical thriller Jack , with shooting expected to begin this fall. ... Full Article

Candidates for the role of MORGAN, a 10-year-old boy, must be between 9-11 years in age, Caucasian, highly intelligent, sensitive, and intuitive. For the role of BO, his 4 year-old sister, the actress must be between ages 4 and 6. ... Full Article

One of Macauley Culkin's last decent films, The Good Son has a fresh and unique plot.His acting, and that of the other actors, is excellent and convincing. ... Full Article