Well it's better than the sequels that followed the second one at least. 2021 update: I did totally forget everything about this movie.

Going back to new sets of characters like Home Alone 3. Still rather bad film but hey it rather better than the fourth movie slightly. Malcolm McDowell Is kind of ehh decent in the movie but pretty much entire movie is rather forgettable and don’t even get started with the whole gamer guy one. At least the kid in this movie is better than that Jojo Rabbit kid in next movie.

Such a beatiful film, i loved the characters and the message, and is pretty original with that haunted house, haha!

Beating a dead horse, the Home Alone franchise delivers a fifth installment _The Holiday Heist_. When a team of art thieves attempt to break into a suburban house in Maine to steal an elusive painting, they must first go through 10-year old Finn Baxter, who’s determined to protect is house and his sister while his parents are away at a Christmas party. Christian Martyn is completely miscast as Finn, and is a major detriment to the film. And the thieves aren’t really all that villainous; making it difficult to take pleasure when they fall into Finn’s traps, particularly since they don’t know Finn and aren’t trying to hurt him. There are a couple cute jokes, but for the most part the humor is rather bland and none of the slapstick really works. _Home Alone: The Holiday Heist_ is a pointless film that has strayed far, far from the original.

It's okay, but definitely deviates heavily from the original formula of the original two movies. The characters are superficial and stereotypical. The first half of the movie is generic family banter that is kinda realistic, but doesn't drive the plot in any meaningful way. The kid doesn't ever become home alone, as in at home by himself. Only after 45m, which is half way through the film, he has the majority of the house to himself. Even then, his sister is[spoiler] still in the basement.[/spoiler] An hour in to the movie he creates some basic traps for the intruders. The intruders are an okay attempt at comedic relief, but are not well written at all. Malcolm McDowell's character really only shines in a brief scene [spoiler]in the basement[/spoiler]. The ending fell completely flat and was predictable. The film, twice, dissed Kevin McCallister's signature bathroom shocked face thing. Didn't even try to mimic it; just flat out said "nah." So lame. The highlight of the film was the snowball kid Mason's character and the sister. Both got laughs out of me. The film wasn't trash, but I would consider it below average and unremarkable at best.