![]() Surprisingly, the movie stays true to the scrappiness of the series despite the technological advancements that happened throughout the '90s. Now, it would focus on a new family and a new house, with the biggest soon-to-be star being Scarlett Johansson as a stand-in older sister. ![]() However, by the late '90s, Culkin was no longer acting, so the concept was reworked, and Chris Columbus and John Williams were dropped along the way. The original idea was that Culkin would reprise his role, now as a teenager, giving a fresh coat of paint to the franchise. After the massive success of the first two movies, a third movie was inevitable. This installment marks when the Home Alone series begins its derailment. Thankfully, the story focuses on a new family and a new house, so at least it doesn't drag Kevin McCallister into this, or feel as desperate as Home Alone 4.Ĭruelest trap: Bring a book, this movie's got nothing. Despite Home Alone being famous for its elaborate traps, The Holiday Heist takes a much more tame approach, with the "traps" turning more into "a bad guy gets stuck in a window and then hit with a slingshot." Yes, it's as dull to watch as it sounds. ![]() The son immediately gets bad vibes from the house and believes it's haunted, and much of the film actually comes across like a small-screen Halloween special, causing The Holiday Heist to constantly feel off-balanced - and very much not a Christmas movie.Īnother notable change is a surprising lack of violence in this installment (which could be because it premiered on the ABC Family channel, now Freeform). In the movie, a family moves into a new home. Again, reviews were less than enthusiastic, since the story was yet another cheap imitation of the first film… but made with a tenth of the effort. Sadly, a dead script (the first with zero screenplay contribution from John Hughes) and a lifeless new child actor suck away all the potential Pyle and Stewart could have brought to the film.Ĭruelest trap: French Stewart gets his neck crushed in a dumbwaiter.Īnother made-for-TV installment of the franchise, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist follows up Home Alone 4 a full decade later. The most tragic part of this entire film is that the new bandit duo is played by two very capable and funny actors, French Stewart and Missi Pyle. And, surprise, surprise, a heist is soon underway - and Kevin is the only one who can stop it. Kevin has been recast with an unknown child actor, and, despite being released more than a decade after the first film, he's still 9 years old.Īdding to the disaster is the bland and lifeless story where Kevin is now staying in the ritzy mansion of his dad's new girlfriend. This made-for-TV movie premiered on ABC in 2002, and for some reason, it decided to focus its plot on the McCallister family once again. Universally panned by critics and audiences, Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House is truly a miserable experience that, thankfully, no one is being forced to sit through.
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