Home Sweet Home Alone

Name: Home Sweet Home Alone
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Family
Released: November 12, 2021
Rating: 35
Cast: Aisling Bea, Ally Maki, Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper, Katie Beth Hall

2021

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Overwhelming dislike based on 87 Ratings

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Movie Details & Credits

Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): November 12, 2021 | PG

Starring: Aisling Bea, Ally Maki, Archie Yates, Ellie Kemper, Katie Beth Hall, Kenan Thompson, Max Ivutin, Pete Holmes, Rob Delaney, Timothy Simons

Summary: Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out.Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.… Expand

Director: Dan Mazer

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

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The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Nov 12, 2021

There’s an admirable sense of pluck to the film, as if those involved know very well they’re making something that doesn’t need to exist but they’re making the most of it anyway. Read full review

Slashfilm Josh Spiegel

Nov 11, 2021

Home Sweet Home Alone runs counter to whatever standard expectations any audience member would have about what to expect from a film in this franchise. To those of us who disdain the original, that actually works in its favor for the first hour. To others, this film may be alienating and perplexing. But it's a pleasant holiday surprise if you're willing to go with it. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Nov 12, 2021

As well-paced and cleverly deployed as all of the slapstick is here, it's hard to watch Jeff get slammed in the head or Pam step on Legos without wincing more than we laugh. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Nov 11, 2021

While it’s probably got some of the best production value since the last theatrically-released entry in the series (1997’s Home Alone 3), and is replete with a cast of genuinely funny actors, there’s something rotten at the core of Home Sweet Home Alone that makes it harder to swallow than a pool ball to the kisser. Read full review

Screen Rant Sarah Bea Milner

Nov 17, 2021

Home Sweet Home Alone is an unnecessary sequel that fails to revive the franchise, lacking the fun, charm, and magic of the 1990 Christmas classic. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Nov 11, 2021

Home Sweet Home Alone is a very odd duck -- a movie that basically replicates the three-decades-old "Home Alone" template, but in a way that feels slightly weird and ill-conceived. Dropping on Disney+ in connection with the streaming service's two-year anniversary, it's a reminder that not all well-known intellectual property ought to be let out of the house. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Nov 11, 2021

Who’s the real victim here? The audience — yet Kemper’s no-nonsense pixie who suffers a dozen thumbtacks to the face runs a close second. Read full review

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KP1994

Dec 4, 2021

People mostly complain about this 2021 Home Sweet being the weakest in the entire 1990-? Home Alone Franchise while in reality these movies as a whole ain't add nothin new whatsoever.

0 of 4 users found this helpful04

arostislavna

Jan 20, 2022

Ok film, definitely not classic quality like Home Alone and Home Alone Lost in New York.

The kid is rather annoying, and apparently you can use your outdoor water in winter (I assume this was filmed on a set???) but I did enjoy the revamped classic "mafia film" from the first two films, andOk film, definitely not classic quality like Home Alone and Home Alone Lost in New York.

The kid is rather annoying, and apparently you can use your outdoor water in winter (I assume this was filmed on a set???) but I did enjoy the revamped classic "mafia film" from the first two films, and the overall motivations and friendship with the (ex-)criminals was great.

I don't think I would re-watch this film again though, as it is not timeless like the first two.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

MetacriticOnur

Nov 12, 2021

bad
[ bad ]

adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

4 of 7 users found this helpful43

Paperkirby

Nov 22, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the movie tries to recreate the first but very badly, so that the movie if or if it must have references to the first or if not the movie will go to waste,
In the first film the child was brave towards risky things to protect himself from thieves, while in this garbage the child has it very easy to hit spouses grabbing things that no Aryan child,
and the technological references uff shows that they are there to fit in with the altual society (there is even a decade that is very cringe), the film is bad that the film realizes (at least in the dubbing into Latin Spanish)
the child cheats that eric carman from south park would do, it is not recommended to see it is better to see a day of bad memes than this… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

papercat

Dec 29, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is legitimately awful. I have no clue as to why they keep trying to make new Home Alone movies even though nobody wants them and everybody agrees that 1 and 2 are the best and the other ones are all terrible.

The main kid in this movie is also just not likable at all, and the "villains" of this movie are the ones who have it bad. Instead of being comically evil villains, they're just a couple who are down on their luck and are trying to recover something stolen from them that they need to feed their family. It's not fun to watch them get sent on fire and stabbed by thumbtacks because they've done nothing wrong. They don't even want to do the robbery but they have to in order to feed their family. No idea what they were trying to do here. Instead of having the main kid be funny and likable and the villains be comically evil with hilarious things happening to them, you instead just get some **** rich kid beating the hell out of some down on their luck couple.… Expand

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Cameron87

Nov 17, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It sucked miserably, not once did I laugh, the antics are over the top and just bad ideas for kids to try this crap at home!… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

Rosie3316

Nov 16, 2021

A huge disappointment! The movie was a huge waste of time. No redeemable quality. Everything seemed rushed. Nothing about felt like Christmas. I don't like the fact they used music from the original, yet they found fault with the original. John Williams should not have approved his musicA huge disappointment! The movie was a huge waste of time. No redeemable quality. Everything seemed rushed. Nothing about felt like Christmas. I don't like the fact they used music from the original, yet they found fault with the original. John Williams should not have approved his music being used in this rubbish. The plot was lame. Don't waste your time on this poor excuse so-called movie.… Expand

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