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The title's a contradiction in terms when evil-seed son Henry (Macaulay Culkin) tries to snuff his family members. It doesn't take visiting cousin Mark (Elijah Wood), whose own mother passed away just...( read more  read more... ) a few weeks earlier, to begin suspecting that Henry's innocent façade is just that -- a cover-up for his heinous true nature. But no one will believe Mark, and before long, a confrontation with Henry has him fighting for his own life. …

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Directed by: Joseph Ruben

Release Date: September 24, 1993

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  • flixsterman
    October 1, 2009
    flixsterman
    It pains me (a little) to say this, as much as I like Elijah Wood, but this one blew chunks. In all fairness, it's not Elijah's fault. This just doesn't work on any level.
  • franktowers
    June 17, 2009
    franktowers
    "don't fuck with me"
  • ceWEBrity
    August 6, 2008
    ceWEBrity
    Just a formulaic second-rate thriller, bereft of originality and insight and marred by a totally appalling ending. This shit is bad, and barely in a fun way - most of it is just mean. A lot of that cruelty is dispelled by Macaulay Culkin's total inability to play sociopath, thoug...( read more)h. He just kind of raves like a lunatic, capable of abstract thinking and ludicrous dialogue far beyond the call for even a preternaturally intelligent child. Whoever wrote this hasn't listened to a pre-teen talk in 20 years.

    As I was watching, I wondered who the audience for this was. It's a generic thriller, R-rated, and the protagonist and antagonist are eight year old children. Who the fuck was going to see this? But go figure - it pulled in $60 million worldwide. Roger Ebert wrote that young audiences were interested in seeing the movie because it was Macaulay fuckin' Culkin of Home Alone fame, so maybe there's my answer. Kids shouldn't have been watching this movie. Or maybe they should have, as some sort of brutal lesson in good behavior. "Don't be mean to people or your mom will drop you off a fucking cliff!"

    Weirder still: Ian McEwan wrote the fucking screenplay!!! Of course, the original product was horrifically butchered by the Hollywood octopus into easily digestible thriller fare. Go figure.
  • rebvodka042099
    June 29, 2008
    rebvodka042099
    The chemistry between Wood and Culkin is unbeliable. The movie is simply ok.
  • puffchunk
    October 23, 2007
    puffchunk
    The book is better, but when isn't it? it's still fun to watch Macaulay Culkin as an evil kid.
  • GotSunshine
    October 25, 2009
    GotSunshine
    Evil has many faces.
  • RachelJezel
    September 8, 2009
    RachelJezel
    Perfect irony in the title. Quite creepy. Culkin like you've never seen him before.
  • bloodflower722
    August 30, 2009
    bloodflower722
    Not as good as I remembered. I got bored pretty fast.
  • SirGenius
    August 9, 2009
    SirGenius
    It was better than Richie Rich.
  • kingflash
    July 29, 2009
    kingflash
    Simply brilliant performances by Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin.

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  • nohalobaby
    July 28, 2008
    nohalobaby
    the best freakin movie! i love this movie! I wish that they were still that age!
  • cp1923
    July 6, 2007
    cp1923
    great acting by macaulay and especially elijah his first good movie
  • gimekissesandhugs
    November 29, 2006
    gimekissesandhugs
    really good movie, weird to see macully culkin like that, especially when he says the "f" word!!!!
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