This is a new film on the Netflix. Gnome Alone is a standard "kid saves world from supernatural doom" plot enhanced, obviously, by adding gnomes. Not really sure why garden gnomes are the only line of defense against a reality eating clonal colony from another dimension, but I'm not complaining.
This film has everything. Female protagonist? Check. Estranged parent/child relationship? Check. School-age stereotypes? Check. Cute little monsters from another dimension? Check. Gnome Warriors? Check. Pink Hair Dont Care? Check. Message about how cell phones and social media are a huge distraction and reality is way better? Double Check.
Despite the obvious pun, this film has nothing to do with Macaulay Culkin, Christmas, or protecting the home from burglary. Not an amazing film, but still pretty enjoyable and fun, if not predictable. It does have some interesting ideas about extra dimensions, and how alien life can be portrayed. But it is a kids' film, and so these things are not fully explored beyond what the plot needs.
