Home Alone review

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2008)

This is the best Christmas film of all time in this writer's opinion. The film undoubtedly has faults like any film and the fundamental basics are at times a little embarrassing as far as acting and continuity are concerned.
However this film as good as it is has a personal value to me as a person. I watch this film once every year in the weeks leading up to Christmas because i used to watch it every day of December up to the 25th when i was a child so there may be a considerable amount of bias in this review and for that i apologise.
The basic plot is frankly classic and as soon as you see the plot unfolding it is impossible not to be entertained.The over the top acting is at times good and at times bad but it is all tongue in cheek. The two criminals (Joe Pecsi and Daniel Stern) make up for little Macaulay Culkin who is good in his own way i suppose and while not as hilarious as his co stars of previous mention, he does have his moments.Then of course everybody's favourite part of the film, the pranks. Obviously it is why every child of the last 20 years of the existence of our universe loves the film. The fact that an 8 year old child could out wit and over come two adults for such a long period of time simply does not come to mind because how well the events of the film are set up. It seems like in reality this helpless rude and ignorant brat could not make toast for himself but com on...WHO CARES!!??
I not to go to much into the story on the off chance that you are reading this without having watched the film. All in all it remains the champion of Christmas film and will most likely never be beaten (although Bad Santa came close as did Jingle all the way - the la-tar for a different reason).
perhaps i am being to generous but perhaps not 8 out of 10