Crashes the slapstick of "Home Alone" into the youthful angst of "The Breakfast Club."Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Gregory Kirshling
Feig does wring out a few fleeting fun/heartfelt moments from the minors, and the movie's Christmas treacle is smoother than "Santa Clause 3's." But anyone old enough to go see this without a parent or guardian will have seen it all before.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Not for the faint of heart, the movie is unsettling and startlingly true to life. At least that’s how it seemed to me. To the minors I happened to be accompanying, it seemed to be reasonably good fun.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
A noisy, not particularly charming collection of skits and skirmishes.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Luke Y. Thompson
Anyone who has ever actually been stuck in a terminal with rowdy youngsters will not likely choose to pay money to revisit that experience on-screen.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Unaccompanied Minors, a sort of junior league version of "The Breakfast Club," never achieves the universal appeal of John Hughes's 1985 film about youth and authority.Read Full Review »