Home Alone- A firm holiday classic

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2007)

Where would the holidays be without the antics of Kevin Mcallister. When released it became a huge hit and made Macaulay Culkin a mega star. It was directed by Chris Columbus, who was also responsible for bringing Harry Potter to the big screen. For a kids movie it is pretty violent, but that only adds to the overwhelming appeal of this classic.
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were superb as the burgles who are no match for an 8 year old.In fact Home Alone is reminiscent of the Tom and Jerry cartoons where someone would get hit over a thousand and would still be able to stand back up and go back for more. Some of the traps Kevin sets for the burgles for ingenious. Home Alone spawned 3 more sequels but only the second movie could come close to matching the genius of the original. Violent but immense fun for all ages.