The 12 Films of Christmas: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

By Ben Hanna

Home Alone 2 is the sequel to a film that I’m sure we can all agree is wonderful Christmas film, Home Alone, but this time on a much larger scale. Kevin McCallister is going away with his family to France where they will spend Christmas, but instead finds himself on a flight to New York once again left behind to fend for his own in the big bad city.

Do you think he's seen a picture of what he looks like now?

Although Kevin initially begins to enjoy himself, using his father's credit card to check into a very large and fancy hotel, making his way through an extremely large children's store and having the freedom to do as he wishes, it all comes to an end as we discover the bad guys from the first film are here in New York as well. This is one of the things I love about this film, it covers everything a child would want, getting away from his mean old parents and doing things his way! A film that I think every child can relate to and yet still manages to make adults laugh with its funny jokes, witty actors and hilariously awful robbers.

Home Alone 2 is perfect for a cold night in with the family, some hot chocolate and marshmallows. If this film doesn’t warm your heart, then I’m sure the hot chocolate will.