Is it just me or did anyone else notice this? It seemed like in almost every single line, Macaulay is just dead-panning
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Good Son
caitlynkeefer — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 05:04 AM)
Is it just me or did anyone else notice this? It seemed like in almost every single line, Macaulay is just dead-panning it; same mono-tone with zero dramatic or suspenseful effect whatsoever. Now I know this was more than likely intentionally to make him seem more "creepy".and it works at some parts. But others, I get the vibe he's just reading straight from the script. Maybe I'm just picky, but yeah, that annoys me. Other than that, good movie though!
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EHiggins51 — 10 years ago(September 01, 2015 11:09 AM)
I agree. I understand he was a crazy kid and wasn't supposed to show much remorse or emotion, but there's a way to do that without sounding like you're just reading off a piece of paper. Especially the scene where Mark thinks Henry poisoned the food in the fridge: "Go on, Mark. Get something to eat. What are you waiting for? Oh. I see. You think I'm trying to poison my family."
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RynoII — 9 years ago(October 10, 2016 10:00 PM)
I too agree that Culkin did not do a convincing job. I feel that he was stuntcasted in this, and that the filmmakers only got him cause he was a child hit at the time, without regards if he was the best in the part or not.