Unaccompanied Minors
In 2005, someone had the bright idea to make Home Alone in an airport. The result was a moderate success. A group of kids are flying alone and are stranded at Hoover International Airport on Christmas Eve. Rather than stay in the designated Unaccompanied Minors Room, they decide to have their own adventure. In their defense, the place was in utter chaos and not exactly anywhere anyone would want to stay. However, the Director of Passenger Relations takes offense to this bid for freedom and locks them back up in the room rather than have them stay at the hotel. What follows is shenanigans that would make Kevin McCallister proud in an attempt to deliver a present to one little girl. And one side story about finding a Christmas tree.
I will say (having worked in customer service), the Passenger Relations guy having extreme disdain for passengers is incredibly relatable. That being said, the film does have issues which do not get better with repeated viewings. The little sister is very annoying and her mannerisms feel off for her presumed age of 8 or 9. The kids being able to pull off some of their stunts is only helped by comically inept security but, there's not enough of the slapstick comedy to make it fully work. Overall, it is an enjoyable watch and charming enough.
Rating: 3.6/5
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