Shout by Dann Michalski

Christmas Break-In 2018

Home Alone for a new generation, Christmas Break-In is derivative tripe. When her parents forget to pick her up from school Izzy ends up snowed in during a blizzard, and is soon pitted against a group of robbers that take shelter at the school and hold the janitor hostage. Child actress Cameron Seely has tremendous screen presence and charisma, making for an excellent lead. If only the same could be said for her adult co-stars, who give phoned in performances at best (Sean O’Bryan especially). And the writing is bad, with awful dialog and cliché after cliché after cliché. Also, the music is extremely heavy handed. Yet while it’s not a well-made film, Christmas Break-In has its heart in the right place and some fun moments.

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