-Premise is cute and funny.
-Gotta love the charm and guts of the main character. Wonderful performance too.
-Tricks were clever.
__________________________________________ -I watched this now for the first time at 23 years old, and it is SERIOUSLY dated. The religious undertones are extremely ridiculous and annoying, but I understand it was part of the times.
-Movie's about appreciating your family, but... they kind of treat him horribly. Not only does everyone in the house treat him like gum on their shoe, but they forget him at home. How do you forget your child? He must've had a bag that needed to be checked at the airport. Couldn't you have noticed him then? And he's like 8. Surely his mom should've made sure he went to his assigned plane seat, like- I don't believe this. I don't feel for the family at all. I just feel horrible that this child has such neglectful people looking after him.
-^Because of that, it just annoys me the movie paints Kevin as the bad guy. He's completely justified with his feelings and it's sad the Christmas spirit brainwashes him into accepting that kind of treatment as love. I'm surprised this clever kid hasn't called child services yet.
-Gotta love the charm and guts of the main character. Wonderful performance too.
-Tricks were clever.
__________________________________________ -I watched this now for the first time at 23 years old, and it is SERIOUSLY dated. The religious undertones are extremely ridiculous and annoying, but I understand it was part of the times.
-Movie's about appreciating your family, but... they kind of treat him horribly. Not only does everyone in the house treat him like gum on their shoe, but they forget him at home. How do you forget your child? He must've had a bag that needed to be checked at the airport. Couldn't you have noticed him then? And he's like 8. Surely his mom should've made sure he went to his assigned plane seat, like- I don't believe this. I don't feel for the family at all. I just feel horrible that this child has such neglectful people looking after him.
-^Because of that, it just annoys me the movie paints Kevin as the bad guy. He's completely justified with his feelings and it's sad the Christmas spirit brainwashes him into accepting that kind of treatment as love. I'm surprised this clever kid hasn't called child services yet.