10 Uncharacteristically Competent Actions By Dumb Movie Characters

7. Harry Poses As A Security Guard (Home Alone)

Just how did he do this? The completely inept burglar, Harry (of "Harry and Marv" fame), was first seen in Home Alone as the McCallister family were preparing to go on vacation the night before they left. Somehow, the man who would later be repeatedly be outwitted by Kevin - an eight year old boy - had manipulated his way in to their mansion by posing as a police officer in order to establish when exactly the family were heading away and how long for. Do real police officers even do this? His fancy dress worked, and so he and his even more inept partner, Marv, would turn up to burgle the place the following night (of course, Kevin tricked them into thinking the house was still full using dummies, emphasising just how stupid Harry was). It really is beggar's belief that the same man who would trip over Micro Machines, brand his hand on a boiling hot door knob and stand screaming as a blowtorch burned his head could have "masterminded" such an elaborate plan.