Rating: 
Summary: Best movie of all time
Review: I would have given it six stars if I had been allowed to!This movie, a followup to the critically acclaimed box-office smashes "Home Alone", "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York" and the cinematic classic "Home Alone 3", starring Alex D. Linz, who was forever immortalized in Jim Carrey's "Liar Liar". French Stewart of the critically-acclaimed TV series "3rd Rock from the Sun" and Missi Pyle, who stole the screen in this year's box-office hit "Bringing Down The House" alongside comedic geniuses Steve Martin and Queen Latifah star as the villians in this film. French Stewart plays Marv Merchants, the character played by Daniel Stern in the first two movies. Buy or rent this movie!
Rating: 
Summary: French Stewart spoiled this film
Review: I would just love to launch into an abusive diatribe over this film, but I'll make the effort to restrain myself. Personally, I thought it was pathetic. This was not so much the lack of Macaulay Culkin in the role of Kevin. I thought the new kid did an okay job. At least he could act.
However, what completely and utterly ruined this for me was the use of French Stewart as Marv. Now, I'm sorry, but no one will ever equal Daniel Stern's performance as Harry's dopey sidekick. The facial expressions were hysterical, where French Stewart is a one-expression actor: squinty.
That is all he seems to know how to do - squint. Perhaps it's a throwback to his days on 3rd Rock, but if they just had to try to cash in on the Home Alone franchise one more time, why, oh why did they have to choose Stewart as the bad guy?
I'm sorry, I'm starting to rant.
Moving on:
The acting from the rest of cast is actually quite decent, and some of the stunts are funny enough to get some good laughs.
The movie follows the typical Home Alone plot. Child is left alone, for whatever reason. Child uncovers dastardly plot. Child foils dastardly plot, employing various lethal techniques. Child makes friends with social outcast. Child reunites otherwise dysfunctional family in time for end of movie.
Admittedly, they have attempted to provide H.A.4 with a twist or two, particularly involving the bad guy/s. But the decision to have Mother & Father McAllister separated, and Father A. shacked up with a rich girlfriend...? The only plus out of that was the 'automatic house' which Kevin so abely worked to his advantage.
Disasters are aplenty in this movie, the same as with its three predecessors, but unless you're a devoted French Stewart fan, I'd recommend renting this one only. Because the guy is just so damn wooden in his performance, it's painful to watch. (His one-dimensional acting spoiled a potentially good film in Inspector Gadget 2, as well)
Rent if you will, but otherwise don't waste your money.
Rating: 
Summary: Falsely Advertised
Review: I'll be honest, I didn't think Home Alone 4 was a bad movie. It's better than other Amazon reviews make it out to be. The real trouble is that this movie was advertised as being another sequel to the smash hit, Home Alone. It clearly isn't. Just because they use the same characters in the movie doesn't make it a sequel. Kevin gets into trouble every time his dad and his dad's girlfriend leave the house, and like in the third one, no one believes him about the bad guys. No traps for the bad guys this time, either. This is not a bad movie, but it isn't Home Alone. If you want a real Home Alone movie, get the first two. The third one is very good too.
Rating:
Summary: Funny, but lacks the punch of the others.
Review: It's no secret that many despise Home Alone 3. At least it had some kind of technical proffesionalism behind it. The first 2 (and a bit of the 3rd) movies also benefited from a very strong musical score that elevated them far beyond a typical family comedy. Home Alone 4 however has an extremely cheap score and feels rushed and empty. The very lean running time means there is no house full of traps, not a lot of plot to be wrapped up and no emotional pay-off. Plus, if I am correct in assuming Kevin's age in this film, this happens the same Xmas he was Lost in New York. So what's it to be? Dad's girlfriend's house or New York? Plus Marv is played by French Stewart (who didn't even bother to grow a beard for the part) and the rest of the cast is a bunch of unknowns. And it's obvious this was not filmed anywhere near winter, the lack of snow robs the film further of any Xmas-y feel it might have had. And what's with the constant, terrible ADR? It's very distracting. There were some funny parts to this film and the new kid playing Kevin did it well. But the hand-held camera thingy, the bare sets and lack of anything to do with Xmas make this film look like a poverty-stricken TV movie. The DVD is in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and has a mediocre Dolby 5.1 track.
Rating:
Summary: How Could They Do This?
Review: Oh god, how could they do this? If you havent got the original cast of a film, then dont make a seaqull using the same names! This movie could have worked, and just been an average movie to me. But they had to use the name Makilister. The name from the original 2 movies that starred Macully Culklin. Why oh why oh why would you try to pull off a brand new set of cast as the same people that made the original box office hit's over ten years ago? The kid in this film looks nothing like the original Kevin Micalister, who resembles Culklin in now way, not to mention he's about 3 foot shorter, 2 pounds larger, and 10 times as less intelegent. Then they tried to pull off the parent's of the first 2, which look nothing like them either, nor did French Stewart trying to be Harry, who was original Daniel Sterns charactor.... they looked nothing like the originals, they didnt act anything like the originals, and why oh why would they even try to use the same name's of the charactors? If they had have given them new names, and try'd to pull this off as beeing a completly different fammily then the Macalisters, then it could have been an OK, 2 or 3 star movie. But when your sickend by whoever's idea it was to use the same name, and expect the audience to be dumb enough to go with it, then it get's 0 star's. YOU DO NOT TRY AND SELL A MOVIE AS BEEING THE SAME CHARACTORS AS THE ORIGINAL, IF THEY ARE NOT THE ORIGINALS, OR DONT EVEN RESEMBLE THE ORIGINAL ACTORS If they beleive they have made a good movie here by using the original name's, then they might as well make a 5th seaqull to bury the franchise, and get a fully grown Chris Rock to play Kevin Macilster and Leslie Neilson to play the mother, Rosie O'Donnel can be the father, the brother can be played by the rapping granny from The Wedding Singer, and we can get a new guy to play the old man from part 1? hmmm.. maybe Jim Carey? they can expect the audience not to notice the diffrence in age appearence and persinalty to take your mind away from the bad casting arrangment's. the movie could have worked if it was maybe a different fammily name, and not supposed to be the same fammily as 1 and 2's..or maybe even if they made it a cartoon? But dont mess with classic, reciginised names and charactors and expect people to buy into it? Whoever had that idea made a very big mistake.... ignore the fact that there supposed to be the same fammily, and that the kid is supposed to be Maculy Culklin, and you still will see it's not a great movie anyway. But it was a horrible idea to use the same name's, at least part 3 had a chance, because it wasnt meant to be the same kid! On a final note: Just look at the rip-off and ridicules price they want for this film?! Then look at how many + how much, used copys are going for!?!?!?! The movie isnt even worth watching for free~!
Rating:
Summary: This is not Home Alone, this is just crap
Review: This is just omg [...], and not Home Alone if u wanna see real Home Alone movies get the first 3, cause this is just [...].
Rating:
Summary: Absolute Torture
Review: This is not Home Alone. The producers of this film screwed everything up with their own dumb imaginations. I don't care if I don't see this movie again, because I really don't want to. I AM TELLING THE TRUTH. The snow is computer generated because this must've been made in the frickin' summertime and nothing is the way it should be. Not even the best film makers in the world would be able to pull THIS off. I THOUGHT I WOULD ENJOY THIS MOVIE. 1 star=dreadfully crappy.
Rating:
Summary: Home alone 4 everything you need to know about a crap movie!
Review: This is simply awfull. Like Home Alone 3, we are introduced to the same 'people' as HA1 and HA2 but different actors who don't even look or act the same (Kevin McAllister has got younger!). The film looks rushed, is very poorly acted (with the exception of the young boy) and badly script and directed. I would advice you not to watch this movie. Enough said really.
Rating:
Summary: The Worst Home Alone...
Review: This movie makes the statement, "It never should have been made" mean something.
This installment in the series returned to the old, tired plot of Kevin and the burglers instead of expanding on the theme as was done in part 3 (the best of the series). The other reviews have provided plenty of info on the poor storyline so I won't even write about that mess.
Talk about political correctness run amok. The filmmakers tried to do a Home Alone where no one got hurt and failed miserably. The whole point of these movies is to do a live action Roadrunner cartoon where people are blown up and keep coming back for more. With that gone, none of these movies is worth watching. If a part five is ever made, here's some advice: kill the Kevin storyline and blow things up.
Rating:
Summary: Okay but not as good as the first two!!!!
Review: This movie was not as good as the first 2 with Machauly Culkin in it I didn't really like the 3rd movie with Alex D. Linz in it this was disapointed some of it was funny and some of it was stupid I don't know why they planned to make a 4th movie but they are really wrong to do this if they make a Home Alone 5 there in trouble cause all be angry with them. but all and all this was funny but I still say the first 2 were way better.
| 
