#New home alone movie movie#The original Home Alone was a kids’ movie for kids, drawing clear lines between good (Kevin) and evil (the Wet Bandits). All is well that ends well, no matter how abrupt the turn to that end might be. A late reveal upends the picture’s entire premise-to the point that it feels like a mandate from Disney’s higher-ups. There are also some casual winks to the now-grown millennials who grew up on the original film, including a recontextualized version of “Keep the change ya filthy animal.”Īlas, the moments of solid comedy and numerous Easter eggs are not enough for Home Sweet Home Alone to overcome its clunky plot.Īnd yes, Home Sweet Home Alone shares a setting with the original Home Alone films: the Mercer’s house protected by McCallister Security, and Dan Ratray makes an appearance as Officer Buzz McCallister, a sloppy cop who deals with prank “home alone” calls from Kevin every year while on-duty at Christmas.Īlas, the moments of solid comedy and numerous Easter eggs are not enough for Home Sweet Home Alone to overcome its clunky plot. They effectively heighten Jeff and Pam’s attempts to burgle the Mercer house, throw in some fart gags to delight the kids in the audience, and have a solidly funny punchline about which house the hapless duo have broken into. Written by SNL’s Mikey Day and Streeter Siedell, Home Sweet Home Alone boasts some strong comedic bits. The kid sets out to protect his house, rigging booby traps from Legos, VR headsets, and mentos/cola bottle bombs. With the family away, it should be easy, a simple matter of breaking into an empty home… Empty that is, except Max, who has, sure enough, accidentally been left home alone amidst his family jetting off to Tokyo. Worth $200,000 and missing-with Max the most likely culprit.įrom there it’s a slippery slope for Jeff and Pam, as they break bad and become a bickering pair of thieves in their attempts to retrieve the doll from the Mercers. Later that night, Jeff realizes one of the dolls is indeed worth $200,000. While there, they stumble upon some rare creepy porcelain dolls, which Carol notes might be rare and potentially worth a lot of money, before casually mentioning that their family plan to jet off to Tokyo for Christmas. At the open house, Max (Archie Yates) and his mother Carol ( Aisling Bea) pop in so Max can use the restroom. They’re having an open house, attempting to sell their beloved home as Jeff’s lost his job and they can no longer afford the mortgage on just Pam’s teacher salary. Home Sweet Home Alone opens on couple Jeff (Rob Delaney) and Pam (Ellie Kemper) in Winnetka, Illinois. It narrowly slides into being a passable family film thanks to the work of a committed cast featuring Archie Yates, Rob Delaney, and Ellie Kemper. While it’s not a carbon copy remake, Home Sweet Home Alone lacks the charm of the original 1990 film. Disney brought out the nostalgia machine for Home Sweet Home Alone, the latest installment in the franchise of the same name.
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