Review of Home Alone 3 (1997) by Russell G — 01 Jan 2016
The kid grew up, the robbers are gone, but that did not stop this sequel from happening? I am not sure how this constitutes as being part of a series. A more appropriate title might be "A Rip-Off of Home Alone.
" We have an entirely new set of characters that are not as good as the first time around. This time there are four bumbling and incompetent spies, because two must not have been enough. They are nowhere near as funny Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, not even as victims of booby-traps.
Alex Linz is good but not as lovable as Macaulay Culkin. The setup for this new kid is a sickday where his mother must go into work anyway is extremely weak. It is not the end of the world, I suppose, but it is too short of a time for the given situation.
It is disappointing how the physical humor of the traps is tamer this time around. The traps themselves are good, but the dumbed down reactions are not. They must be supposedly "more acceptable for kids.
" The biggest reason why it pales in comparison to the first two movies is it lacks the heartfelt moments and strong supporting roles. It is amusing and has some fine cartoonish humor with the traps, but this is a Home Alone movie in name only for me.
This review of Home Alone 3 (1997) was written by Russell G on 01 January 2016.
Home Alone 3 has generally received mixed reviews.
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