Christmas Break-In

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Yes. I know. I chose to watch and review a Christmas movie in the middle of May. Let's just say that this movie is...Something. It's about a young girl named Izzy. Her parents forget her at school the day Christmas break starts. They freak out in a performance that feels like a bad community theater performance of the freak the parents have near the beginning of Home Alone, and get into their own set of shenanigans while they are trying to get to the school. So, while Izzy's pretty much stuck at school. The only remaining adult kind of just takes her at her word when she lies to him and tells him her parents will be there soon. Meanwhile a trio of bandits break into the school in the middle of a snow storm in order to hide out. So, yeah. This movie is basically just the diet Coke version of Home Alone. Similar flavor to the original, but doesn't taste nearly as good. The main actress who plays Izzy actually isn't half bad. It also helps that Izzy's really the most intelligent, likable character in the movie. You know, she says that her parents forget her at school all the time. Why? Because they're working. All they needed to do write something into the script so the school had latchkey system. There. How hard was that? I'll give some credit to Danny Glover too. He honestly comes off as though he's just a nice old man. There were elements to his character that probably would have been paid off if this movie was better written. Then again, I don't really think Christmas Break-In would have been nearly as good if it were, you know, good. Alright, let's talk about the villains' plan. They robbed Salvation Army. Their haul from the robbery was a couple Santa bags filled with coins. What kind of coins? I'm not entirely sure. And I don't think the movie's entirely sure either. Okay, the last element of this movie I want to mention is the movie's weird non-twist. There's a character the parents meet during their shenanigans. He's a delivery man the movie kind of says is Santa Claus, but never actually says he is. I was waiting for the movie to give that stupid twist, and it never came. At the end, I don't really think he served any purpose to the movie at all. I kind of have to recommend this because it is insane.