Unnecessary Sequel of the Day

A full decade after everyone was relieved to see the Home Alone franchise finally die a merciful death with the critical panning of its fourth installment, Taking Back The House, ABC Family and Fox TV Studios have gone and unnecessarily resurrected the series yet again.

Home Alone 5: Alone in the Dark, which is set to premiere during ABC Family's annual "25 Days of Christmas" block, follows the misadventures of Finn, and eight-year-old boy who gets left home alone with his sister. Believing their house to be haunted, the two set traps for ghosts, but end up catching a gang of thieves instead.

Hijinks!

The film stars Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar, Ed Asner, Eddie Steeples, Jodelle Ferland, and newcomer Christian Martyn as Finn. Directing this mess is Peter Hewitt, who knows a thing or two about directing messes, having helmed both Garfield: The Movie and Zoom.

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