Home alone

Year of release : 1990

 

Run time : 1h43m

 

Genre : Family / Comedy

 

Cast : Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Kieran Culkin

 

 

The movie is the first of the Home Alone franchise, which has a sequel from 1992 with Macaulay Culkin, Lost in New York, and 4 more with different young actors, the last one being released in 2021!

 

The McCallister clan get ready to spend the Christmas holidays in Paris, with the two families of 12 children gathering at Kate and Peter's home. Their youngest child,Kevin, is mocked by the other kids, especially his older brother, whom he ends up fighting with, and his mother grounds him, by sending him to the attic. Upset his mother always lets the other kids make fun of him, and takes their side, Kevin says he wished his family would disappear.

 

The next morning, after a storm took out the electricity during the night, the family wakes up when the airport taxi services knock at their door, thinking for sure they'll miss the flight.

Hurrying to leave, one of the older siblings has the job to count the kids. She counts 12 heads, as one of the kids of the neighbors was looking through their bags.

 

They make it for the flight, and the parents travel 1st class,while the kids travel couch. They should get the 'Parents of the year' award! Anyway, Kevin's mom wakes up from a dream, thinking she forgot something. Her husband realizes he left the garage doors opened.

She realizes she forgot Kevin in the attic, and panics.

 

Kevin wakes up in the morning, thinking he made his family disappear. He has fun for a while, until he realizes 2 robbers go around the neighborhood robbing the houses who's owners aren't home. He manages to trick them for a while, making them think his family is still home.

 

Kevin's mother stays at the airport, once in Paris, trying to get a flight back home.

Meanwhile, back in Chicago, the robbers realize Kevin is home alone, and decide to rob his place. Kevin decides to protect his home, and set traps for the robbers,so they won't be able to get in.

 

I personally found the movie pretty boring until Kevin prepared the house for the home invasion. I found it kinda silly, and didn't find the acting that amazing from our lead and his siblings.

 

The movie's reception consisted initially of mixed reviews, and years later got its positive praise for the humor,casting and the choice of songs.

Home Alone grossed almost 500 million dollars at the box office, becoming the 2nd grossing movie of the year 1990, being the highest grossing action comedy for 20 years ,making Culkin a child star !

 

Home Alone was nominated for 2 Oscars and 2 Golden Globes!

In 2023 the movie was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

 

The actors were fine,but I honestly didn't find the acting that amazing. In some actors' case I didn't like it . I found most of the characters,like some siblings, the uncle,and the robbers,unlikeable.

 

I didn't care for the soundtrack.

 

Home Alone is 30 days free on Amazon Prime Video, on Disney+ with subscription, for rent / sale on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTv, Fandango At Home.

 

Rating : Could have been - to - Worth a watch !