Review of Uncle Buck (1989) by Ryan R — 03 Jan 2013

Great funny comedy that doesn't get old. John Candy's best movie!

This review of Uncle Buck (1989) was written by Ryan R on 03 Jan 2013.

Uncle Buck has generally received positive reviews.

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By Walter K (66) on 26 Dec 2017

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By Shawn E (566) on 15 May 2018

Mellow at best and John Candy wasn't even that bad of a person they try and make him out to be…

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By Tyler R (1,095) on 29 Aug 2015

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By Mitchell S (134) on 28 Jul 2017

A strange and yet another politically oblivious movie to come out in the 80s, when nothing had to make sense--it just had to be a good drinking…

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By Smiyamot (258) on 29 Nov 2015

I can understand the critics low score, it's not a classic, but as far as having a black sheep in the family (Buck) and dealing with teenage…

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By Ron B (256) on 09 Mar 2016

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 05 Apr 2017

Not an amazing movie, but pretty funny anyway. John Candy delivers one of his better roles here, along with Barf in SPACEBALLS. Pretty good, I guess…

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