Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

• Year: 1992
• Released: 20 Nov 1992
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 3 wins & 3 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104431/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Home_Alone_2_Lost_in_New_York
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, French, Spanish, Latin
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 120 min
• Writer: John Hughes
• Director: Chris Columbus
• Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
• Keywords: christmas, new york city, sequel, family, holiday,

	6.8/10
	46/100
	35% – Critics
	62% – Audience

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Storyline

Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) and his family are planning to go to Miami, Florida during the holiday season this time around. Kevin becomes separated from his family and ends up in New York City. Kevin uses his father’s credit card and rents a suite. While in New York City, Kevin befriends E.F. Duncan (Eddie Bracken), a friendly toy store owner, and a homeless Pigeon Lady (Brenda Fricker). Then Kevin runs into his old enemies Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), who have escaped from prison and plan to rob Mr. Duncan’s toy store on Christmas Eve. Kevin makes plans to stop them. Kevin’s mother Kate (Catherine O’Hara), upon realizing that she and the family have become separated from Kevin, frantically tries to find Kevin.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Movie Reviews

An insult

I’ve always loved the first HOME ALONE film, ever since I was a kid, but I deliberately put off seeing this sequel after reading the negative reviews back in the day. Watching it now, as an adult, I can see what the reviewers meant: this is an insult, or indeed a kick in the teeth, to anyone who loves the first film.

Given that the original movie was a smash hit, it was inevitably that a rushed-out sequel would quickly follow. And rushed out is right; this is a mere remake of the first film, albeit with a different setting (and nobody gets “lost” either, despite the title). The characters are all exactly the same, the gags are the same, everything’s the same. A bigger budget doesn’t mean improved quality; it means that everyone was in this to grab more dollars.

It feels exactly like director Chris Columbus and writer John Hughes are going through the motions here. The bumbling villains are back and have even more ridiculous motives than previously. The crazy pigeon lady replaces the crazy old guy. Even the same TV gag is played out again. Hell, even the climax takes place in a house again, so the whole New York setting turns out to be a cheat. The whole sub-plot with the stressed out parents really drags things down a lot too.

HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK isn’t a total loss as a film, even though it’s a crushing disappointment. It’s hard to dislike Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, two actors giving such physical performances. Tim Curry is a fun addition to the cast too. But Macaulay Culkin’s self-knowing, superior attitude is becoming annoying already (and, indeed, his Hollywood star was to quickly wane after this) and there’s absolutely nothing here that hasn’t been done better previously. It’s a real disappointment.

Had good momentum but then he had to go find a house

Macaulay Culkin is still cute one year later. This time Kevin gets on the wrong plane. He goes to New York and his family to Miami. Kevin is alone in the big city. With his father’s money, he books into the Plaza. He must outsmart the suspicious concierge Tim Curry. Then he runs into The Wet Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) once again.

I’m willing to accept the Wet Bandits to return in this sequel. It makes no sense, but that’s not the biggest obstacle. The biggest obstacle is the repeat of the first movie. I don’t understand why they feel the need to copy. They had a fun setting in the hotel. It would be so much more interesting to have the hijinx there. Kevin pulls a funny fast one on the concierge. The movie needs more of that. Imagine if Kevin had to outsmart all three of them at the same time. That would be a much better sequel.

Great sequel

This is one of the few times the sequel is better than the original. A classic Christmas movie. The house traps at the end are much better than the first movie too. And who doesn’t love Harry and Marv?

Final grade: 9/10 ya filthy animal