Disney+ has been home to some of our favorite nostalgia, and their library has only grown since they acquired 20th Century Fox – now 20th Century Studios. So, it only makes sense that they put out some reboots of classic family friendly films. One of those constant undeniable favorites that serves as a must watch during the holidays is “Home Alone.” “Home Sweet Home Alone” is a modernized take on the 1990 Macaulay Culkin-starring vehicle.
In this new reimagining, Archie Yates plays a mischievous and resourceful Max, the young boy who gets left home alone as the family spends Christmas in Japan. While Max’s mother and father do all they can to get back home, a married couple, played by Ellie Kemper (“The Office,” “Bridesmaids,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) and Rob Delaney (“Catastrophe,” “Deadpool 2,” “Wrath of Man”), are hellbent on retrieving a priceless heirloom. Unfortunately, they have to get passed Max to do it. And since this is a “Home Alone” movie, you can expect all sorts of hilarious hijinks, along with some cameos and familiar musical cues and pieces of dialogue from the original.
Here’s the official plot synopsis for “Home Sweet Home Alone:”
Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.
Aisling Bea, Kenan Thompson, Tim Simons, Pete Holmes, Devin Ratray, Ally Maki, and Chris Parnell also star.
Directed by Dan Mazer from a screenplay by Mikey Day & Streeter Seidell, story by Mikey Day & Streeter Seidell and John Hughes based on a screenplay by John Hughes, “Home Sweet Home Alone” launches on Disney+ on November 12, 2021, which just happens to be Disney+ Day. So you can expect a whole lot of new content, including the release of “Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.”
