Who doesn't remember this?

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2004)

Home Alone is a cultural staple in the lives of millions of people. Ask anyone from the ages of 15 to 50, and they'll remember this movie. With a simple plot, great acting, and slapstick out the wazoo, Home Alone is an indispensable
movie, not to mention the film that launched Macaulay Culkin to stardom.
Like previously stated, the plot is simple. Kevin McAllister (Culkin) is an 8-year old kid, the youngest in a rather large family, and he hates it. For those of us who grew up in huge families, we can identify with Kevin when he shouts,
'When I grow up and get married, I'm living alone! Did you hear me? I'M
LIVING ALONE!' That night, after ruining his family's dinner (of course, he was provoked by his older brother), Kevin wishes that his family would disappear.
The next morning, Kevin gets his wish. While he thinks his family has just
completely disappeared, little does he know that they left early for Paris and miscounted (they mistook the next-door neighbor kid as him). Realizing now is his chance to do whatever he wants, Kevin has the time of his life: going through his brother's room, jumping on the bed, watching R-rated movies, the works.
However, Kevin is smarter than he looks, and notices that two moronic burglars (played perfectly by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) have been snooping around
his house. When he overhears them deciding to rob the house on Christmas
Eve, he pulls together some of the most complex and elaborate booby-traps that would be the envy of professional snipers. The audience roots for the endless slapstick, laughing even harder as the burglars get more and more determined
to find Kevin and get rid of him. While this is going on, Kevin's mom (Catherine O'Hara) is trying desperately to get home and make sure her son is OK.
Home Alone is proof that American audiences love to see the bad guys get the
snot kicked out of them. With paint cans in the face, tacks up the foot, broken glass on the floor, heads getting set on fire, and trips galore, we just can't stop laughing. Of course, the moving also has heart, including a sweet reunion with Kevin & his family, plus his friendship to a street shoveler.
I recommend this movie to anyone. 10/10.