some good things but much too familiar

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2002)

The McCallister family is planning a Christmas vacation to Florida where the weather is nice but there are no Christmas trees. They don't want a repeat of last year's mishap with their troublesome young son Kevin, but unfortunately for them he accidentally boards the wrong plane and ends up stranded by himself in New York City. To make matters worse, he just happens to cross paths with escaped "sticky" bandits Pesci and Stern, who are out for revenge after being thwarted the year before. Dry sequel has lots of slapstick to grab your attention but it gets a bit too brutal; the film also does a poor job of distinguishing itself from the original, making this one feel bland and recycled. **