Allein mit Onkel Buck (1989)

Allein mit Onkel Buck: Directed by John Hughes. With John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin. Bachelor and all-round slob Buck babysits his brother’s rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

“I gave this an u0026#39;8u0026#39;, which is one or two more points than it really should get, but the simple fact is – I enjoy watching it over and over. John Candy shines as Uncle Buck. He brings the character alive and you canu0026#39;t help but wish you had a crazy guy like that as an uncle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWell, maybe a distant uncle, but still heu0026#39;s warm, lovable and helpless in so many ways. As one would expect, the story is simple, the scenes mostly predictable (except maybe the ax-murder scene?) and of course thereu0026#39;s a happy ending.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe little kids, Maisy and Miles, played by Gaby Hoffman and a slightly younger Macaulay Culkin, are simply adorable! The teenage daughter (Jean Louisa Kelly) perfectly portrays a teenage girl in the throws of that classic imbalance between childhood and adulthood.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway – no one dies. No one loses an eye or an arm. No houses burn down. There are no explosions, no fighter jet scenes, no wild car chases – just plain old silly fun.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGo watch it. This is not a request! Uncle Buck says watch it!”