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Home Alone 4
2002 84 min United States of America PG 0+
★3.2
Comedy, Family, TV Movie
Director: Rod Daniel
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Description
Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal named Vera to hit Natalie's mansion.
Starring
French Stewart
Actor
Erick Avari
Actor
Barbara Babcock
Actor
Key opinion
Home Alone 4 is universally regarded as a failed, unnecessary entry that damages the legacy of the original films. Critics condemn the project for its derivative plot, poor recasting, and a total lack of the charm, humor, and heart found in the first two installments.
| Originality | The film functions as an exploitative cash-in that ruins the established franchise identity by using iconic names for characters that bear no resemblance to the originals. | |
| Acting | The replacement of the original cast with uncharismatic actors leads to wooden performances and an irritating portrayal of the central protagonist. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies on half-hearted, low-quality rip-offs of earlier scenes and fails to deliver any genuine humor or wit. | |
| Production | The traps are described as childish and infrequent, lacking the ingenuity and cleverness that defined the series' earlier action sequences. | |
| Runtime | Opinions on the runtime are mixed; while some argue the short 80-minute duration is the only thing preventing a worse experience, others find the film's pacing and narrative incoherence unbearable. |