The Good Son

Rating:
Summary: Creepy, and disturbing
Review: What kind of filmmakers have a small child in a role where he is killing people? Especially when the film has with a kid killing off his family members. It's just wrong to do when children are at that young an age. Is it any wonder that Macaulay Culkin has turned out the way he did, whether you believe the press or not, or a certain MJ is involved. This movie gave me the creeps, I dread to think how it messed up his poor little head. To say his character is a homicidal kid with serious problems is an understatement. First of all, he kills a dog with a nail-gun he created. And then he tries to kill his sister (numerous times). And then we find out that years ago, his little brother drowned in the bathtub while he was looking over him (we find out later he killed the boy because his brother got one of his toys, a rubber duck, and he wanted it back). It was cool to see Macaulay in a slightly different role to that of the rich or bratty little kid he's played so often. If you want to see a role where he's really different, Saved comes highly recommended, plus, he looks really cute towards the end! There's no doubt that by the time this film came out and his shocked picture was everywhere on the Home Alone posters, that he was fed up of being typecast.

The ending is very creepy, and a bit of a wrong choice to be given to the mother. Frankly, I didn't understand it, and had to ask why, why, why?

To say this film is a bit messed up in portraying the oldest child, who was probably jealous of his younger siblings, as a killer, is quite creepy, and very disturbing. The ending will spook you, as will Elijah Wood's performance (the bug eyed look gets you every time), and will leave you with shivers up your spine. Borderline four rating, but the whole idea of the film gives me the spooks.

Don't show it to kids - they might get ideas!