Kevin McCallister is back and home aloned again! Sure, it's only for a Google assistant ad but they brought Macaulay Culkin back to surface with a bright, charming and interesting
piece that takes us back to the nostalgia in seeing the "Home Alone" movies which made of Culkin a star.
It's essentially the same plot of the first film, he was left alone by his family on that big lovely house and having the fun of his life...except that now he's a grown up and instead of creating tools to get the bad guys off his territory he has the Google assistant to make him remind of what to do, how to plan schedules and work on them - but when the time comes, he recreates those humored moments paying the pizza guy by using that "old gangster film" to threat the poor guy or the dancing/walking cardboard characters used to give the impression the house is full so the thieves won't get in.
Perfectly made, vivid and entertaining just as "Home Alone" was. I grew up with those movies and never got tired of them. This short project comes with a plus: it surely knows how to sell the product, it feels like an essential tool and the makers of it were genius in mixing their idea with a classic film. It works fantastically, very funny and Culkin hasn't lost his touch all over the years. I was glad to see him way differently than some years ago where he appeared in public with a shockingly skinny appearance. He's in better shape now and we still want him to come back to the movies for good. 10/10
It's essentially the same plot of the first film, he was left alone by his family on that big lovely house and having the fun of his life...except that now he's a grown up and instead of creating tools to get the bad guys off his territory he has the Google assistant to make him remind of what to do, how to plan schedules and work on them - but when the time comes, he recreates those humored moments paying the pizza guy by using that "old gangster film" to threat the poor guy or the dancing/walking cardboard characters used to give the impression the house is full so the thieves won't get in.
Perfectly made, vivid and entertaining just as "Home Alone" was. I grew up with those movies and never got tired of them. This short project comes with a plus: it surely knows how to sell the product, it feels like an essential tool and the makers of it were genius in mixing their idea with a classic film. It works fantastically, very funny and Culkin hasn't lost his touch all over the years. I was glad to see him way differently than some years ago where he appeared in public with a shockingly skinny appearance. He's in better shape now and we still want him to come back to the movies for good. 10/10