Home Sweet Home Alone

"Contains wit and heart, if not also clumsy messaging and some tonal misfiring."

"Will likely lead audiences to simply watch [the original] instead."

"One of those 21st-century sequels that cares more about inserting Easter eggs for the original film than it does providing similar entertainment value."

"Mean-spirited, downright sloppy and awkwardly unfunny, this rote feature reboot lacks holiday cheer."

"A surprisingly entertaining, if wholly unnecessary, sequel..."

"Misses the key elements that made both the slapstick and the sentiment of the 1990 version appealing."

"Doesn't commit hard enough to be silly fun, beyond a few chuckles."

"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."

"This really shouldn't be hard..."

"It's perfectly fine for family movie night, but make sure the kids see the original first."

"A bland, overly front-lit, uncanny nothing."