The kids are cute and Candy is game, and it’s largely their personalities that allow the film to survive its series of underwhelming set-pieces.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 22, 2025

Uncle Buck accumulates too much bile and the formula falls apart. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 11, 2022

Wickedly underplayed, the role of Uncle Buck allows the adroit comic actor to blend physical comedy with small moments of tender reflection.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 17, 2021

...Hughes and Candy may take a sloppy, anything-goes approach here, but it works...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 16, 2021

The supposedly sweet domestic comedy hits too many sour notes to remain in tune, even if always competent.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 27, 2017

One of the many excellent family films from director and writer John Hughes...

| Dec 23, 2012

It's not John Hughes's best film, but it could be his funniest, as well as his saddest.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 20, 2012

There isn't much to love about the movie besides Candy's excellent performance.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 6, 2011

...an agreeable comedy that benefits substantially from Hughes' undeniable gift for seamlessly blending laughs with drama.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 7, 2011

The Candy man can make this iffy movie taste good.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 15, 2010

It's a goofy movie, but also extraordinarily sly, unafraid to permit generous screentime to bizarre jokes and situations of slack guardian supervision.

| Original Score: A | Aug 26, 2009

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Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 1, 2005

Probably Candy's finest role.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 24, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 6, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 30, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 22, 2003

John Candy, John Hughes, precocious kids. Deadly.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 12, 2003