Dutch (1991)

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• Phil H

  
  Written by teen flick supreme John Hughes and you can tell, all the way through is that classic light hearted soft whimsical humour that is a joy to watch. Much like 'Planes Trains and Automobiles' the plot is basically a road movie with two characters that simply don't… More
  Written by teen flick supreme John Hughes and you can tell, all the way through is that classic light hearted soft whimsical humour that is a joy to watch. Much like 'Planes Trains and Automobiles' the plot is basically a road movie with two characters that simply don't match or get along, this time a blue collar worker Ed O' Neil and a snobby spoilt rich kid Ethan Embry. O'Neil has the simple task of transporting his girl friends bratty kid from his rich school in Georgia to the family home in Chicago for Thanksgiving. As you can imagine this brings up much craziness from Ed 'Al Bundy' O' Neil as he tries to bond with the kid along the way. Sure its predictable and the humour is basic, not up to the standard of Candy and Martin, but its very sweet and heart warming as you would expect with a cracking blues/jazz/soul soundtrack. Never did well upon release probably due to the not so big names involved and the fact its not that funny to be honest also Embry is a really annoying little shit haha. More lessons in life in this road movie than 'Planes Trains' which is fine but slightly cumbersome, still has that lovely cold wintry festive feeling that Hughes always manages to create which is prefect for curling up on the couch with nothing else to do on a frosty afternoon.

• Leigh R

  
  Ed is completely hilarious in this movie. I was laughing all the time. Very cute...

• Lenny M

  
  Great interactions between Ed O'Neill and Rusty from Vegas Vacation but the plot is somewhat lackluster, empty. John Hughes screenwriting ability was starting to fade at this point and he ventured off into primarily writing children's comedies.

• Cassandra M

  
  This is an excellent movie. Ed O'Neil is very good. The movie is mainly about the relationship that builds between the spoiled rich son of O'Neil's girlfriend and Ed O'Neil's bluecollar character. It kind of reminds me of another film written by John Hughes,… More
  This is an excellent movie. Ed O'Neil is very good. The movie is mainly about the relationship that builds between the spoiled rich son of O'Neil's girlfriend and Ed O'Neil's bluecollar character. It kind of reminds me of another film written by John Hughes, the John Candy/Steve Martin movie 'Planes, Trains, & Automobiles'. Both movies are about the various mishaps that occur between the two lead characters while on a cross county trip. O'Neil shows that he has much more going for him then being 'Al Bundy'(not that there's anything wrong with that). I have seen him in a number of films and he is good doing drama as well as comedy. If you are a fan of John Hughes movies, such as: Vacation, Ferris Bueller, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Uncle Buck, and Home Alone, to name a few, than you will like this movie

• danny d

  
  great flick

• Dean M

  
  Underrated John Hughes comedy as Ed O'Neill acts his character alike from TV's Married With Children in this film.

• Deb S

  
  Married With Children's Ed O'Neill plays a working class good hearted Dutch Dooley, who offers to bring his girlfriend's (JoBeth Williams) son (Ethan Embry) home from an upper-class private school for the Thanksgiving holidays by having a nice little road trip. He wants… More
  Married With Children's Ed O'Neill plays a working class good hearted Dutch Dooley, who offers to bring his girlfriend's (JoBeth Williams) son (Ethan Embry) home from an upper-class private school for the Thanksgiving holidays by having a nice little road trip. He wants to "bond" with the youngster as he hopes to marry Williams soon. Naturally nothing goes right and the typical situations occur with this snobby supercilious whippersnapper being a regular pain in the butt.

• Jason C

  
  Ed O'Neill is a pretty good actor. He did mostly light stuff throughout his career, but he can do a number of different personalities, and well. O'Neill is only one of two reasons Dutch even kind of works. The other is the timing of his character, Dutch, and Ethan… More
  Ed O'Neill is a pretty good actor. He did mostly light stuff throughout his career, but he can do a number of different personalities, and well. O'Neill is only one of two reasons Dutch even kind of works. The other is the timing of his character, Dutch, and Ethan Randall's, Doyle, becoming closer through the movie. The directing, writing and editing are bad. Really bad. Better writing alone would have saved Dutch, and I don't know how much more editing could have helped with what Hursch and Bernardi had to cut. They do, however, have a bunch of crappy movies under their belts. Dutch is on TV and movie channels occasionally and is harmless enough to watch and get a small laugh or two from.

• RJ M

  
  A great holiday/road trip movie from the John Hughes factory. Ed O'Neill is the anti-Al Bundy as a man trying to connect with the spoiled rotten son of his new girlfriend on road trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving. It's formulatic to be sure as the two start out hating each… More
  A great holiday/road trip movie from the John Hughes factory. Ed O'Neill is the anti-Al Bundy as a man trying to connect with the spoiled rotten son of his new girlfriend on road trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving. It's formulatic to be sure as the two start out hating each other, find some common ground, bond, and are best friends by the time the credits roll. What makes it great is the smart script by Hughes, and a superb performance by O'Neill. He's a "working class nobody that doesn't take crap from kiddies", and is never at a loss for words or wisdom. His frustrations at not being able to reach this kid provide the basis for some truly hilarious cracks, and frustration filled rants that are side splitting. Ethan Embry is a kid you love to hate, who's transition to whipped little puppy is believable, if a bit contrived. He doesn't sell "nice kid" as well as he does "spoiled brat", but it's a good performance nonetheless. JoBeth Williams is the suffering mother, longing to re-connect with her son, and Christopher McDonald does what he does best...playing a slimeball. The two leads generate a decent chemistry that carries the movie along, and you know you're in for the typical warm and fuzzy Hughes ending. There's good useage in the soundtrack of music from the group Yello that adds some punch to a couple of big scenes. There's also a world class punch put out by O'Neill at the end of the film. Overlooked in its initial release, it's a worthy entry into the road trip genre along side Tommy Boy, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

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