Review of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) by Renzo V — 12 Aug 2014

"KEVIN VERSUS THE BURGLARS PART 2".

- 'Home Alone 2' is a 1992 family comedy film directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mrs. Doubtfire) and the obvious sequel to the success from 1990. It's one of those timeless and typical feel-good movies that is suited to watch with the entire family during a Christmas holiday. We all love the scenes where Kevin uses his booby traps to stop the burglars. Returning cast members are Macauley Culkin (Richie Rich, The Pagemaster), Joe Pesci (Goodfellows, Lethal Weapon films), Daniel Stern (Leviathan, Bushwhacked) , Catherine O'Hara (Beetlejuice, After Hours), John Heard (White Chicks, Sharknado) and Kieran Culkin (Scott Pelgrim vs the World, Movie 43). Also making their appearances are Tim Curry (the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Congo) and Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow: Male gigolo, Judge Dredd). Could you take care of the buglars?

A year after the events of the previous film, the McCallisters are going to spend their Christmas holiday in Miami. Again the family is stressed out and very late when arriving at the airport. When youngest son Kevin (Culkin) changes batteries, he loses sight of his father (Heard) and mother (O'Hara) and boards the wrong plane. The boy ends up in New York City. Trying to make the best of a bad situation, Kevin checks in at the Plaza Hotel, where he is closely watched by Mr. Hector (Curry), the suspicious manager. When visiting the city, Kevin comes across two familiar faces: burglars Harry (Pesci) and Marv (Stern)! He overhears them talking about robbing a toy store on Christmas Eve. Can he stop them a second time?