wow!
I loved it

so nice and well done

I still absolutely love this. I think I realise what it is; the dialogue is just so well nailed! None of the turns of phrase feel out of character and are just such natural exchanges. As you know I come back to this every christmas, and I love it every single time!

It's over... Like you can guess from date of me commenting, I read this fic after I watche Home Alone Marathon and I must say... It's fantastic. You really explored Harry and Kevin's character deeper and I got constantly punched in the feels when I red about Harry's tragic past.

Nice job.

So many feels. Great chapter.

That was really deep. And quite heart-wrenching.

Poor marv, sucks that he died:(

This is amazing :)

Ughh, I loved this ! So sweet and just ughhh, so many feels ! Kick ass job. Seriously .

Why is Harry still mad at 20 year old Kevin. its been years. he should be over the events of the first 2 movies!

Wow, this story was just excellent. After re-watching Home Alone last night, I got an urge to look up its fanfition this morning, and I'm glad I did. I might even make this my personal head canon. I love how you explored Harry's character in-depth, how in-character Kevin and Harry's interactions were (from first meeting each other to Kevin's Christmas card), how dark yet heartwarming this story got at times, and...just all of it. This might be one of my favourite fanfics yet. Merry Christmas!

I read this all in one sitting, and let me tell you, I cannot tear my eyes away from this writing masterpiece. It was wonderfully constructed, the characters were IC, you gave them a personality, and the interactions were spot on. From the first meeting in the story, to where their friendship began to escalate, it was all well done. I even like that Chicagoan accent you got going in there. I actually read it in Pesci's voice and let me tell you, it fit like a glove! Another detail that I love about this story was that you made this during the Christmas/New Year holidays, truly ties in both movies and what they represented.

Now, I never saw the deleted scene you mentioned, but I do agree that the speech about how rotten Christmas can get rings true in my ears. That little scene could have been more beneficial towards the character rather than one-dimensionsla bad guy that the producers were going for. I'm glad that you incorporated moral themes about how a person became an honest man with a bad childhood, to a grieving person, a thief, and ultimately, a person who wants to repent for all his bad actions.

And finally, on the subject of Marv and Kevin. While the fellow Wet Bandit had no speaking lines in this, I can tell that Harry had a soft spot for him. From the flashbacks to the way Harry would commemorate with the dropping with the ball for New Years, you truly celebrated Marv's childish spirit. There are some parallels between that I think you coincidentally drew. First of all, Marv and Kevin were kind of a pain to Harry (the childish man who got himself into trouble and the boy who put Harry in jail). However, these two completed Harry, they pushed Harry out of the rut of the shadow of a pessimistic lifestyle, and made him strive for something better. Sure, he got in jail, but he learned his lesson the hard way and became something better. Another similarity between the two would be the companionship they offer to Harry (not surprising, but I had to note that).

All in all, everything was well written, you voiced Kevin and Harry pretty well, and the irony with the robbery was greatly put. It truly showed how far Harry has come and the internal morals that Kevin has to put up with when conversing with Harry. ULtimately, for the first fic I have seen for this fandom, you truly blew my mind away.

Great job! I really loved it!

Wow, that was great. You really brought Harry to life. This fic was just fantastic, and now I'm off to go read the rest of your fics!

O. M. G. This was so amazing I almost started crying! I love this soooo much! You're an incredible writer! Love it!

I must say, it was a VERY good story. The characterizations of Kevin and Harry, and their dialogue was really well done. My problem though, lies with Harry telling Kevin about how "girls say one thing and mean another". I realize that we have to remember that these are two guys talking to each-other, and unfortunately some guys actually think this way, and it's suppose to be part of the story, probably to show that Harry is still a jerk in many ways, but it's still a pretty sexist way of thinking. And for some reason, some people buy into it. That females "can't be trusted" with our way of thinking or whatever. Or we are just "too stupid" to know what we want. It's ridiculous. But also interesting that Harry would tell Kevin about it.

Other than that, great job. Definitely one of the more well-written ones on here.