Suspension of your disbelief is not required to enjoy the film, but it is definitely necessary in order to make sense of it, seeing that an 8 year old, left to his own devices, is able to thwart career criminals out of a big heist is absolutely preposterous!
The plot itself hinges on 2 small details.
1) Kevin is treated like crap from everyone in his family, including his big brother who purposely eats Kevin's pizza, then mocks him for not having any. When Kevin understandably attacks him, knocking over beverages and ruining dinner, he's immediately ostracized from the family and banished to the attic. His uncle even calls him a jerk to his 8 year old face!!! Unbelievable!!
2) The family oversleeps, and is in a rush and panic in order to make their flight, thereby totally forgetting about the child in the attic...although, the older sister does do a childrens head count outside before leaving, she mistakenly counts the neighbor's kid (who randomly wanders over) as Kevin.
If either of these things don't happen, Kevin gets on the plane with his family, the Wet Bandits (Marv and Harry) rob the place and make off with the loot. If only!
But that would be a 10 minute short film (and not a very good one), so it's Kevin vs. the Bandits over the next 90 minutes for your viewing pleasure.
The film is a fantastic piece of entertainment, for young and old alike, with a great holiday soundtrack and an amazing original score from Hollywood legend John Williams. The pace is quick, and director Chris Colombus does a great job of getting the most out of young Macaulay Culkin, who's precociousness enables him to carry the film at such a young age.
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