“Home Sweet Home Alone” (*1/2 out of four) was a charmless entry in this now-wearisome series about a 10-year old tyke (Archie Yates) who is left home alone by his parents and must defend his household when it is under siege from two clueless criminals (Rob Delaney and Ellie Kemper). It’s unclear whether this is a reboot or yet another sequel but either way- it’s a stale rehash of the 1990 Christmas classic. What was original and enchanting in the original is clumsy and dumb in this version. Ham-handed overacting from the cast doesn’t help matters. Devin Ratray reprises his role as Buzz from the original but to be kind- he would have fared better staying home and counting his residuals instead.

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