Here's a late '80s comedy that had all the right pieces in place - Macaulay Culkin back when he was a cute kid, John Candy back when he was alive, and John Hughes back when his filmography was still respectable. But for some reason, it wasn't nearly the comedy classic I hoped it'd be. The premise was absurdly bland and boring. When the parents leave town due to a family emergency, the wacky (and titular) Uncle Buck is the only available babysitter. Through many somewhat zany misadventures, the kids learn to love him and each other, but he learns the greatest lesson of all when he realizes that life is short and family is precious and he should finally settle down with his longtime girlfrie- Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... (Seriously though, I really did drift off during this movie. Granted, I was tired.) Ultimately Uncle Buck turned out not to be even close to the classic '80s comedy I had hoped and thought it was. Like, see any other John Candy movie but this one and you'll be happy with your decision. Let's just wake up from our nap, move along, and forget this ever happened, shall we?
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