Pjtaylor-96-138044 The strange slapstick turn that the silly third act takes is an odd choice which remarkably doesn't stunt the film's growth but is still an odd departure from the relatively down-to-earth proceedings that precede it. It's only because it acts as a natural extension to the expert character development already done, that it slots in so successfully to end 'Home Alone (1990)' on an uproarious if (strangely) slightly sadistic note which represents the hero's transformation from naïvely vulnerable to cunningly independent. The layered screenplay puts everything in its perfectly imperfect place during the impeccable set-up, allowing for the forgetting of a child to become wholly believable and entirely empathetic, and the wonderfully ostentatious performances place everything in a state of heightened reality ripe for rib-tickling laughter and heart-warming sentiment. A true Christmas classic for any season. 8/10

tomleibowitz An 18 year old white Gary Coleman makes lots Jim Carey faces and the "jokes" are people getting hit in the head with bricks??!?!!? This movie sucks beyond belief. There are so many actually funny Christmas movies (e.g., A Christmas Story) that no adult should ever watch it. And I advise against ever showing your kids a movie senseless violence is a lame excuse for comedy.

Walter Cherry This terrible piece of garbage deserves a zero, actually i would vote negative numbers if i could. As an adult this is a big reason I am beginning to hate Christmas. What a terrible cruel movie. There are literally no redeeming characters in this film except mabey the next door neighbor. I hate Mccaulley Culkin. I don't see how you can get any enjoyment out of this thing unless you are totally sadistic and have no conscience. Plus the fact it is the stupidest piece of garbage I've ever seen. It's not funny and there is nothing about this that says family entertainment. It's hard for me to believe that I seem to be the only one who feels this way. The characters in this thing, my god. It just makes me want to vomit, and then cry bitterly how people can be so cruel, kids and adults alike. Pieces of garbage every one of them.

Dave This is one of the better Christmas films. In this comedy, a child is accidentally left at home when his family go to France on holiday. He has to defend the house from two burglars.There are some parts of the story which are ridiculous. For example, how could everyone forget Kevin? How could he have slept through the huge amount of noise from everyone else getting up, getting ready, talking and leaving?