Man must defend his castle

Rating: 7/10 (10 December 2015)

Watching "Home Alone" offers a nearly completely different experience as an adult; at least it did in my case. I was far more invested in the McAllister house than anything else. What the hell did Dad to for a living to afford that place? John Heard's character didn't seem like an high-level executive.
What does stand the test of time is the violence and physical hell visited upon Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. The Three Stooges live on in a John Hughes family film.
I can see myself slamming this movie for the more sentimental Kodak moments . . . but my kid loves it and I love her giggles. And I love the production design that went into creating the McAllister house and the surrounding environs. It's a heartwarming slice of upper-class Christmas.