"The Wonderful World of Disney" Kevin – Allein gegen alle (TV Episode 2002)

Kevin – Allein gegen alle: Directed by Rod Daniel. With French Stewart, Erick Avari, Barbara Babcock, Jason Beghe. Amidst his parents’ impending divorce, Kevin McCallister must foil his old nemesis Marv and his wife Vera’s plot to kidnap a Crown Prince despite opposition from his dad Peter, Peter’s fiancee Natalie, and Natalie’s butler Mr. Prescott.

“Itu0026#39;s no secret that many despise Home Alone 3. At least it had some kind of technical proffesionalism behind it. The first 2 (and a bit of the 3rd) movies also benefited from a very strong musical score that elevated them far beyond a typical family comedy. Home Alone 4 however has an extremely cheap score and feels rushed and empty.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe very lean running time means there is no house full of traps, not a lot of plot to be wrapped up and no emotional pay-off. Plus, if I am correct in assuming Kevinu0026#39;s age in this film, this happens the same Xmas he was Lost in New York. So whatu0026#39;s it to be? Dadu0026#39;s girlfriendu0026#39;s house or New York? Plus Marv is played by French Stewart (who didnu0026#39;t even bother to grow a beard for the part) and the rest of the cast is a bunch of unknowns. And itu0026#39;s obvious this was not filmed anywhere near winter, the lack of snow robs the film further of any Xmas-y feel it might have had. And whatu0026#39;s with the constant, terrible ADR? Itu0026#39;s very distracting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere were some funny parts to this film and the new kid playing Kevin did it well. But the hand-held camera thingy, the bare sets and lack of anything to do with Xmas make this film look like a poverty-stricken TV movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThe DVD is in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and has a mediocre Dolby 5.1 track.”