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Jeff M

I've set a goal to watch and review 25 holiday movies/specials between now and January 1. And oi vey, things are off to a rough start. I'm praying to baby Jesus that this is the worst thing I will have to sit through for the next six weeks. Imagine HOME ALONE in a public school rather than a $400,000 Chicago suburb dwelling, and that's basically all you need to know. I'm not a HOME ALONE fan, but this sad knock-off makes me want to re-think my feelings. If someone told me this had been written by a 5th grader, I'd totally believe it. It takes the most banal cliches from the most banal family movies we've seen a thousand times, and the result is one TOTALLY banal movie. Nothing works here. And lucky me, I was drifting asleep during the last half hour so had to re-watch a third of this thing again just to be fair. Glover lends an air of dignity to any movie in which he participates - that's just his aura. And any fleeting moments that work belong to him. But it's sad to see him reduced to sub-sitcom material like this. In a way I resent movies like this, because the filmmakers feel they have to pander to children. I think today's kids are a lot more clever than we give them credit for, and they deserve more challenging material than this. Bah Humbug, indeed!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Keshon L

kids would really love it but i was just pretty much bored and does is the first movie were i was like dear lord can does end,but this movie is 3/10 not good with a boring story,boring acting,and pretty annoying at the same time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/22

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Audience Member

What a awesome movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Christmas Break in is a cheesy home alone rip off. Before Netflix and streaming this is what made for TV movies used to be like. With streaming movies being up so high quality now why even bother with films like this? It’s awful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/20

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Audience Member

Kid friendly. White nuclear family, strong female lead. This movie is wholesome.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

This is one of the most awful films I have ever had the misfortune of watching. Even Danny Glover can’t rescue the awful script and amateur direction. The pacing in the second half of the film is unbearable, wherein it appears the director is trying to give the cartoonish female villain as much camera time as possible. Avoid this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/20

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Michael Kampa

Director

Danny Glover

Ray

Denise Richards

Heather

Cameron Seely

Izzy

Sean O'Bryan

Pete

Katrina Begin

Barbi

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

This "Home Alone" knock off has a ways to go to reach "middling."

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 20, 2019

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Feisty kid fights dopey robbers in Home Alone wannabe.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 15, 2019

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Synopsis

Izzy is left alone at school when a blizzard hits her town. When she discovers three bumbling crooks have taken shelter in the seemingly empty school and taken the school custodian hostage, she decides it's up to her to save the day.

Director: Michael Kampa
Producer: Gil Aglaure, Ali Aksu, Joseph Ghera
Screenwriter: Spanky Dustin Ward
Production Co: G It's Entertainment, Koan Films
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m

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