Dutch
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.
Critics Sentiment
Doyle bonds with young girl and family at shelter
Doyle throws book, hits with golf club, shoots BB gun
The film recovers dramatically from Doyle's extremely unpleasant opening behavior to the emotionally resonant homeless shelter sequence.
Dutch follows a classic redemption arc where an initially unbearable spoiled child transforms through adversity into a likable kid. While reviewers found the opening acts challenging due to Doyle's extreme brattiness, most praised the natural character development and Ed O'Neill's underrated performance. The film succeeds as comfort viewing despite being derivative of superior John Hughes works.
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