Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2012)

Home Alone 2 picks up a year after the original film in which the McCallister family accidentally left young Kevin alone to battle two criminals at Christmastime. It's Christmas again, and the family have planned another vacation. They don't leave Kevin home alone this time. A mix up at the airport sends the family to France and Kevin to New York...ALONE! Luckily for Kevin, he has his father's credit card which he uses to check himself into the luxurious Grand Hotel. From that point on, Kevin must battle the hotel management staff who believe he stole the credit card he used, as well as a return from the Wet Bandits! Harry and Marv are back and Kevin has a whole new set of tricks and traps that batter the crooks yet again.
I really like Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, it matches up pretty well to the first film. Macaulay Culkin does his thing as Kevin, the little boy who finds inner strength during moments of terror. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are hilarious again as the bumbling idiot criminals. O'Hara and Heard are back as the parents who have some funny moments as well, and Tim Curry/Rob Schneider/Dana Ivey add much to the film as the hotel staff. The abundance of characters really works for this movie, they each add an important part to it. Home Alone 2 obviously breaks away from the "home alone" idea. Kevin isn't at home he is in a giant city. There is however a good chunk of film time spent at an abandoned house in which Kevin sets up his attack against the 'Wet Bandits'.
Home Alone 2 should be seen by everyone in my opinion. It isn't your average Christmas movie, but it does take place at that time in New York City. There are some great location shots at Rockefeller Centre and Central Park. There are also many heartwarming moments between Kevin and a homeless woman he meets in the park. I liked it a lot!
8/10