Alien at the Movies

Home Sweet Home Alone

When a potentially valuable family heirloom goes missing, a mom & dad suspect this mischievous kid, Max, of stealing it. They track down his address & try to break in to retrieve the item.  It’s a comedy of errors, mistakes, & misinformation. This is just a cheap imitation of the original 1990 classic “Home Alone” premise. The British actor playing Max doesn’t display the charm & child innocence that Kevin Macallister had. Buzz Macallister does make a cameo appearance. This remake tries to build on original concepts but it falls far short of the mark. This film seemed doomed from the start. You’d probably be better off just watching the original instead.

Alien gives it 2 “ugly little boy” stars out of 4.