Home Alone 3
Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

1997Movie102 minEnglish

9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try to break into his house to get it back.

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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic44/100
Google Users62%
Director: Raja GosnellGenres: Comedy, Family, Crime

Plot Summary

A young boy, Alex Pruitt, finds himself home alone with a valuable microchip concealed in a toy car. He must defend his house from a group of international spies who are desperately trying to retrieve the microchip. The spies employ various elaborate and comical schemes to get the chip, but Alex uses his own inventive traps and his knowledge of the house to outsmart them.

Critical Reception

Home Alone 3 was a commercial success, grossing over $79 million worldwide. However, it was met with largely negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a weak imitation of the original films. Many criticized the lack of the original's charm and the shift in focus to a new protagonist.

What Reviewers Say

  • Considered a disappointing sequel that fails to recapture the magic of the original.
  • Criticized for its uninspired plot and reliance on slapstick humor.
  • Some viewers found the new protagonist, Alex Pruitt, to be a likable character, but not enough to save the film.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a mixed reception, with many finding the film to be a fun, albeit less imaginative, family comedy. Some viewers enjoyed the new set of traps and the child actor's performance, while others felt it lacked the originality and heart of the first two movies.

Fun Fact

Alex D. Linz, who played Alex Pruitt, was the third actor to portray the 'Home Alone' protagonist, following Macaulay Culkin and the brief appearance of Devin Ratray in the second film.

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Kamurai

Kamurai

Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. This kid definitely isn't Macaulay Culkin, but Alex D. Linz was able to carry this movie, and he did it again in "Max Keeble's Big Move". I'll be honest I re-watched this beca...