Very Entertaining as Long as You Don't Think Too Much

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2006)

This is a movie you have to watch with your brain in neutral. If you think about it, you'll just go nuts. True, they threw plot logic out the window with this movie. A parent who would leave a child home alone, whether accidentally or not, would probably be visited by social services, be thrown in jail, and have their children taken away from them. (Especially if they do this two years in a row, but that's another movie.) The pranks Kevin pulls on these two stupid criminals should not be tried at home. Setting hair on fire, things of that nature would kill someone in real life. They should put up a disclaimer in this movie warning of the dangers of some of these pranks. Otherwise, it's a laugh a minute fun little romp, especially when it comes time for Kevin to defend his home. (Love the way he played a scene from ANGELS WITH FILTHY SOULS when he scared off the pizza man and when he scared off the burglars early in the story.) That business with old Mr. Marley (have to see the movie again to be sure I got that name right) was very touching at the end. It showed Kevin wasn't just another dumb, bratty little kid, that he had a heart of gold. Very entertaining. Just sit back, relax, enjoy the ride, and don't think too much.