![]() The final scene shows the offenders having their mug shots taken at the police station as a female police officer splices a copy of the mug shots into a portrait. Finn decides to take a break from video games and go snowboarding with Mason, now his best friend. Alexis gets a tablet computer, and Finn and his dad get a camping guide. On Christmas Day, Finn receives a snowboard and an expansion pack to "Robo Infantry 3". As an apology, Finn's parents send Simon a plane ticket to return home and spend Christmas with his family. The family receives four museum passes and $30,000 as a reward for capturing the fugitives and recovering the painting. With Jessica encased inside a snowman by Mason, the police arrive to arrest the intruders. Finn flees and frees Alexis while triggering the trap that locks the duo in the basement, which is seen on Simon's television by the police officers who detained him. Meanwhile, Sinclair and Hughes gain entry to the safe, finding the painting and Alexis, who threatens to destroy it. She is eventually knocked out by the snowballs. Mason, however, saves Finn by throwing snowballs at the leather-clad Jessica, who is now very disheveled. Using Finn's gamertag and his parents' credit card details, a concerned Simon contacts them to warn about the danger their kids are in, but they suspect him and call the police on him instead.īack at the house, Sinclair, Jessica, and Hughes capture Finn and detain him in the Suburban. Soon enough, Curtis and Catherine are able to drive home. The thieves are forced to go through the booby traps, getting injured as they do so, with the glamorous Jessica getting covered in tar. Finn sets up numerous booby traps around the house, including ice on the patio (a trap from the original film), a snow blower blowing marbles in the garage, a carton full of tar, a coal-filled stocking, some nasty-tasting gingerbread cookies, and cotton balls and flour flying out of the sink. Rushing home, Finn tells his online friend Simon (Bill Turnbull) about the situation. After stumbling across Sinclair, he overhears the trio discuss plans to break into his house. With Alexis locked behind the safe, Finn goes shopping for supplies at a hardware store to break her out, only being able to afford string. Frightened by the portrait, Finn flees and Alexis accidentally triggers a trap and ends up locked in the room.Īs an ongoing snowstorm worsens, Curtis and Catherine are forced to stay at the Christmas party, worrying about their kids at home. Finn has Alexis accompany him to retrieve it and they find the safe unlocked and a secret room behind it, which houses the painting Sinclair is looking for. Searching for new batteries, he accidentally drops one into the basement. Meanwhile, Finn adventures in the house and finds a spare controller. Sinclair confides in Jessica and Hughes that the painting they seek is The Widow, a portrait of his great-grandmother and her family that was stolen decades ago. That night, the thieves plan to return, thinking the house will be clear. Finn is not permitted to play video games and Alexis can only use her phone for emergency calls. Finn and Alexis stay behind upon being grounded by their parents for their actions. At night, Curtis and Catherine leave for a Christmas party hosted by Catherine's new boss, Mr. As the Baxters return home, the thieves quickly flee. ![]() They are unable to locate the painting in the basement safe. While the family leaves their home to go Christmas shopping, a group of thieves consisting of Sinclair ( Malcolm McDowell), Jessica ( Debi Mazar), and their new safecracker Hughes ( Eddie Steeples) carry out their plan to break in and steal an old, long lost Edvard Munch painting valued at $85 million, unaware the house is occupied. Encouraged by his dad to socialize, Finn befriends his neighbor Mason ( Peter DaCunha) who informs him about the legend of a smothered gangster whose ghost haunts the Baxters' new home, leaving Finn paranoid. Finn is often playing video games and Alexis is often on her phone and computer. 10-year-old Finn Baxter (Christian Martyn) and his older sister Alexis ( Jodelle Ferland) are technophiles who isolate themselves from their parents Curtis (Doug Murray) and Catherine ( Ellie Harvie) and the outside world. The Baxter family move from California to Maine and settle into their new house during the Christmas season. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]()
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