Though obviously illogical by minor-abandonment logistics and O’Hara’s schlocky eye-roll B-storyline siphons life and time away from where the film is most at-home, H.A. is a new holiday watch tradition that weaves the familiar familial Christmas themes x values definitive of the genre [as well as child-empowering/analytical ones on every kid (especially sibling)’s fantasy: being in the titular position able to do any fun thing imaginable] between a dark, hilarious guignol carnival of the best modern slapstick comedy in ages – brought to life by an iconic trio: Pesci, Stern, and a star-making child performance by Macaulay Culkin. 7.6/10.
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Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is an 8-year old kid that acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, so his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
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