i’ve been saying HA2 isn’t good for a while. it’s just follows the exact general layout of the first one, only it’s in NYC
the original Home Alone is goated but Lost in NY is still just such a fun watch every year also, distaste for Bill Murray aside, A Very Murray Christmas is an absolute must-watch for me every year. that cast's rendition of Fairytale of NY is incredible.
Bill Murray stinks and all that sure. But there was absolutely something deeper in this and it’s funny to read all the negative LB reviews criticizing the film for being “uninspired”. I need to think on this one, but it’s certainly special
“Home Alone 2” just gets too mean spirited for me. Like, I can take 2 idiots getting CTE from paint cans, but it just seems to take a little too much glee in torturing them.
It really gets into that feeling of not being a part of the holiday spirit for whatever reason but still being part of it because of how inescapable it can be.