classic

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2008)

this is a classic movie.i remember seeing bits of it a long time ago,but i don't remember it being so funny.there's lots of slapstick moments where i laughed hard.beyond that,though,it's also a very fast paced movie,but doesn't seem that way while you are watching it.it isn't frenetic or anything,but it's very well paced.it takes place during Christmas,and it has some heartwarming,touching moments.i had a tear or two in my eye.Macaulay Kulkin(at 8 years old or so),steals the show,while Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are also great as 2 hapless burglars,who mess with the wrong kid.it seems Kevin's(Kulkin) family has flown to Paris,but they forgot one thing:Kevin.so he's all alone in his big,expensive house,but far from helpless,when he matches wits with 2 witless thieves who try to rob the house.some of the traps he sets up are ingenious and elaborate.it's not likely most,if any 8 year olds could come up any of the ideas.so,in that respect,it's silly but in a good way.it's all lite hearted fun,but i would give it a mild PG,rather than a G rating,just because there is a bit of very mild language,and a one scene of violence(from a movie).the things that happen to the two thieves are cartoonish violence,very funny.anyway,i really enjoyed this movie and have to give it a 9.5/10