Will warm your heart and make you laugh

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2007)

Absolutely hilarious film about an eight year old boy who is accidentally left "Home Alone" by his parents (who have flown to Paris for Christmas), and so must fend for himself when his house is threatened by burglars.
Macauley Culkin is enjoyable and sufficiently cute as the abandoned child, whilst Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are both very funny as the misfit crooks. Chris Columbus' film, written and produced by John Hughes, is a damn sight more impressive than his directorial debut, "A Night on the Town", as he handles all the movie's moods well. And John Williams' catchy, Christmassy score caps it all off. This one's bound to warm your heart as well as make you laugh!
Saturday, November 21, 1992 - Video
John Hughes' pleasant and humorous film doesn't really hit top gear until Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern come into the action, but when they do, things really get out of control, and the comedy from here on is hilarious.
This is good old fashioned slapstick at its very best (Pesci and Stern are riotous), and even if the plot meanwhile isn't brilliant, it fills in time nicely enough. Very, very funny even on return viewing (far superior to the sequel).
Tuesday, November 30, 1993 - Video