Review of Home Sweet Home Alone

Here we go again. Grown adults complaining about a kids film. Honestly some people need to get a life. I'm a huge fan of the original movies and this one is a great addition to the franchise. Way better than 3 and 4 and It's actually very funny which I wasn't expecting and has loads of nods to the original movie and most importantly the kids loved it. My only criticism from an adult perspective is that the threat Max faces is from a married couple trying to retrieve something he stole so doesn't have the joepardy of the original criminals but perhaps this is a sign of the times and was deliberate given the target audience. Maybe for a sequel (optimistic I know) they should set the movie in the U. K and have a couple of seasoned British actors play the criminals. That said Kemper and Delaney are great and get put through their paces in the same way Pesci and Stern did. Slapstick to be proud of. Archie Yates who was introduced to the world in Jo Jo Rabbit is also excellent in this and has the charm Culkin did back in the 90s. One thing that is completely lost however and I will accept isn't as good is the journey of the mother travelling to get back to her son. They really lost the emotional journey element of the first movie and her arrival back to Max is glossed over. This is one part that made the original so good so it loses some stars because of this. It's not brilliant but it's a very entertaining Xmas romp and one this generation will grow to love. A solid 6.5 out of 10.