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The Good Son: 1993 Movie

May 3, 2022 by Moni 22 Comments

Well, I was about to participate in the April A-Z blog post challenge. But I couldn’t, I had a bad writer’s block. I couldn’t write a sentence. However, I have decided that I will update the other sections of my blog too. 

 

 

The movie I’d review today is The Good Son. It is a psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben and it is based on the book written by the same name by the American Author Craig Nova. It has two main characters played by Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin. Its IMDb rating is 6.4/10.

As the movie starts we see Mark, a 12-year-old boy had lost his mother and he is sent to live at his uncle’s house. There Mark meets his Aunt Susan, and his cousins Connie and Henry. Mark is re-introduced to his extended family after 10 years. Though, he hits it off instantly with Henry and even shares a room and plays around. The next day while playing Henry takes Mark to his secret treehouse which was high up on a tree. Mark slipped and was about to fall down but Henry catches him. Later on, he takes Mark to a well and while playing there Mark notices Henry’s weird fascination with death which makes him uncomfortable. Soon, Henry starts showing psychopathic behavior like throwing a dummy off a bridge onto the highway, killing a dog, etc. which was violent as well. Mark tries to tell all these things to his Uncle Wallace and Aunt Susan but could not. Henry now notices the closeness between Mark and his mother which he did not like at all. Next, Henry plans to kill his younger sister Connie, when Mark gets to know while Henry and he was fighting that Henry might harm Connie, he is terrified and decides to protect her and spends the night in her room. The next day when he wakes up he sees that Connie is missing, he panics and goes down Susan tells her that Henry has taken Connie ice-skating at the pond. At the pond, Henry pushes Connie towards the thin ice although he crawled towards the ice to make it seem like he was trying to help but then lets her hand go and she drowns. However, Connie was rescued on time and had been taken to the hospital yet she ends up in a coma. Now Susan had been suspecting Henry when she sees Henry going to Connie’s room with a plan to suffocate her to death. Also, she finds Richard’s (her other son who drowned in a bathtub and died in his childhood) rubber duck which went missing the same day after Richard died in Henry’s room. When she asks Henry about it Henry says that it belonged to him before Richard had it and then he has a tug of war with Susan about the duck. Initially, he snatches it and runs towards the graveyard, and throws it down the well.

Now Henry plans to kill Susan. He takes her out on a walk, Mark follows them to save Susan. Susan confronts Henry, asking him if he killed his younger brother Richard to which Henry replies sarcastically. Now Susan tells him that he is sick and needs help but Henry runs away from there Susan chases him reaching a cliff. Henry pushes Susan from its edge as he was about to drop a huge Rock on her Mark tackles him, and as the fight continues between them they both roll over the edge. Susan manages to pull herself up just in time to grab hold of the boys one in each hand. Henry holds on with both hands but Mark’s one-handed grip begins to slip. With only enough strength to save one of them, with a heavy heart she lets Henry go and saves Mark. After Mark is pulled up by Susan they look down as Henry’s corpse is washed away into the ocean. Later, when he returns back home, to Arizona to his father he wonders if Susan would make the same choice again.


My Verdict

I had read the book too before watching the movie and according to me the movie had a slow pace, however, the book was medium-paced. Macaulay Culkin was a star child actor at that point in time and not only him but all the actors were good enough. This movie is not at all suitable for children and teens as it can be disturbing for them. It is good as a one-time watch. I will give it 3.1/5.


 

 

 

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Elijah Wood, Joseph Ruben, Macaulay Culkin, movie review, psychologi thriller

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  1. Tweenselmom says

    May 3, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    Been a while since I watched a thriller movie. Macaulay Culkin is a great actor too. Will check this out!

    Reply
    • Moni says

      May 3, 2022 at 4:44 pm

      Sure. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  2. Lyosha says

    May 3, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    I am not sure if I have seen that movie. It looks interesting and might be a great jump back into my childhood memories: my mother loved 90s movies and especially comedies with kids and we always watched at least one during the weekend.

    Reply
  3. Indu says

    May 3, 2022 at 9:57 pm

    Detailed review of movie The Good Son. Good read. I will consider watching.

    Reply
  4. Beth says

    May 3, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    I enjoyed this movie, and I watched it more than once. Both Culkin and Wood were very good in it.

    Reply
  5. surek says

    May 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    I have never seen this movie, but I’m eager to see it. It sounds like a solid thriller.

    Reply
  6. Elizabeth Ervin says

    May 4, 2022 at 12:54 am

    Oh my gosh, I love this movie! I forgot all about it. thank you for recapping.

    Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    May 4, 2022 at 1:11 am

    I’ve heard of the movie before, but not what it was about. That definitely sounds like it could be very traumatic. I’m not much of a thriller person, but I do like those books more than movies so I may have to try to give the book a read.

    Reply
    • Moni says

      May 4, 2022 at 1:40 am

      Yeah, you might like it.

      Reply
  8. Exodus Public Adjusters says

    May 4, 2022 at 2:04 am

    I love a good psychological thriller and I have not seen this one yet. Great review I can’t wait to watch!

    Reply
  9. Ntensibe Edgar says

    May 4, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    Hhhhmmmm….this is down my alley! I love psychological thrillers a lot!

    Reply
  10. briannemanzb says

    May 4, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    I think this movie is interesting. I’d love a psychological and a thriller movie. I will add this to my list. Thank you

    Reply
  11. wanderlustbeautydreams says

    May 4, 2022 at 6:06 pm

    I never heard of this movie before! I will have to check it out when I have downtime, sounds like a great watch. Thanks for sharing this movie review.

    Reply
  12. Renata - www.byemyself.com says

    May 4, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    I haven’t seen the movie but it sounds really interesting. I like such complex and deep stuff – absolutely need to check it out.

    Reply
  13. Lightly Sketched says

    May 4, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    I remember seeing previews for this movie and I think I’ve seen bits and pieces of it . Your review has me very intrigued, so I’ll definitely have to check it out. I love a good psychological thriller.

    Reply
  14. Melanie says

    May 4, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    Love the honesty of your review. I love a good psychological thriller, so even though rated average I may try, but based on your recommendation I think that I’d try Tue book first x

    Reply
  15. Fransic verso says

    May 5, 2022 at 3:16 am

    This seems an interesting movie. I haven’t seen it but reading your review, I might watch it.

    Reply
  16. Kelly says

    May 5, 2022 at 6:43 am

    I have never heard of this movie but it sounds like something I would love! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  17. aisasami says

    May 5, 2022 at 8:31 am

    I have never seen this movie but I have heard about it. It is something I can really watch this week!

    Reply
  18. Aimee AMALA says

    May 5, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    I liked Mccauley Culkin as a kid, but not heard of this film. Might have to check it out!

    Reply
  19. Danielle says

    May 5, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    I remember this movie! Now I need to re-watch it!

    Reply
  20. Alita Pacio says

    January 27, 2023 at 5:29 am

    This is a good recommendation. I need to rewatch it.,

    Reply

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