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FLICKFEEL
79
from 50 comments
COMMUNITY
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nobody yet
YOURS
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FUN
57
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
35
how much it moved you
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Read from 50 comments (45 from Metacritic, 5 from TMDB reviews) — 5 of them described how it moves.
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“what now follows is a brilliant sequence of outrageous slapstick set pieces that are great fun and tremendously enjoyable”
kevin2019 · TMDB reviews ↗
“o ritmo no meio da narrativa é um ponto fraco - algumas sequências são desnecessariamente longas, o que pode tirar um pouco do dinamismo que a história poderia ter”
Kaycote · Metacritic ↗
“When the action hits its climax, Home Alone treads a dangerous line between cartoon violence and the real thing, but a powerful dose of John Hughes sentimentality and a steamy side of Christmas spirit mostly smooth things over.”
drqshadow · Metacritic ↗
“Straightforward and light for the majority of its runnign time”
drqshadow · Metacritic ↗
“a hilarious final act”
geewah · Metacritic ↗
“the journey there can be a bit of a drag at times”
geewah · Metacritic ↗
Read 25 Aug 2026 · confidence 42% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.
“Kevin has the potential to be the mawkish child or the obnoxious little adult so common on screen, but he is neither. Played with great glee by Macaulay Culkin, he is a totally endearing, up-to-the-minute little boy.”
Cartyn James, The New York Times · 80
“This holiday contender from John Hughes is too crass, too loud and too violent to be added blithely to Christmas viewing traditions. But it is funny.”
Jeanne Cooper, Washington Post · 80
“The movie has a big payoff; it's the setup that's the drag. But Kevin's antics will touch the budding subversive in every kid. My advice? Hide the car keys.”
Hal Hinson, Washington Post · 70
“Home Alone is the apex, the pinnacle, the culmination of every bad bit Hughes has ever written or directed. It overflows with primitive, disastrously unfunny sight gags and neo-hateful familial humor.”
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle · 67
“Even though Macaulay Culkin's alternately muggy and inexpressive lead performance hasn't worn well, the supporting turns by Catherine O'Hara and John Candy are especially crackerjack, as is John Williams' buoyantly cartoony score.”
Noel Murray, The A.V. Club · 67
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it plays better than it reviews — critics 65, the watch 79
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“o ritmo no meio da narrativa é um ponto fraco - algumas sequências são desnecessariamente longas, o que pode tirar um pouco do dinamismo que a história poderia ter”
Kaycoteabout 33–66% inread it ↗
“When the action hits its climax, Home Alone treads a dangerous line between cartoon violence and the real thing, but a powerful dose of John Hughes sentimentality and a steamy side of Christmas spirit mostly smooth things over.”
drqshadowabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“Straightforward and light for the majority of its runnign time”
drqshadowabout 0–75% inread it ↗
“a hilarious final act”
geewahabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“what now follows is a brilliant sequence of outrageous slapstick set pieces that are great fun and tremendously enjoyable”
kevin2019about 66–100% inread it ↗
“Doesn't really work if you actually spend the time to bother thinking about it, but so long as you don't _Home Alone_ is a pretty good time. There's really no likeable character, and it's honestly pretty mean spirited, but sometimes that's what you might need to defrag over Christmas. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._”
Gimlyread it ↗
“Love this movie. I was 8 when this came out. I remember being so jealous of Kevin, because I wished I could be home alone like that to do whatever I wanted.”
Andre Gonzalesread it ↗
“It has taken me 30 years to sit down and watch this film and I'm quite glad I finally did. I usually loathe kids movies, and the trails at the time always put me off - but Macauley Culkin is really quite a charmer in this tale of a youngster who is accidentally left at home at Christmas by his family. They have jetted off to Paris leaving him alone facing the unwanted attentions of two would-be burglars (Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern). Initially a bit unsettled, he is soon is his stride using just ab”
CinemaSerfread it ↗
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