Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

This is a nice film to watch with the family. Funny moments follow one after the other, and the message is simple - we all have sh** to deal with but family is the most important component in our lives. Recommended viewing.

This was a total blind watch. I mean knew nothing about it. I had never read the book (didn't even know there was a book). Hadn't even watched the trailer. It was just brief (81 minutes) and lightweight (Disney family comedy) and both of those just happened to meet my particular criteria yesterday. To my complete and utter surprise, I loved it.

Let me just be real clear. I loathe Disney. Loathe it. It's history and iconography do nothing for me, save perhaps make me a bit queasy. It's not that I'm some artsy-fartsy, highfalutin type either. Disney just doesn't agree with me. But despite a lot of Disney trappings, I thought AatTHNGVBD was an energetic and genuinely funny little movie that left me not queasy, but with a bit of a sugar buzz. I don't know that there's a genuine moment in the entire thing, but it plays its tune more skillfully than most Disney fare.

There's not really a lot that needs to be said about this movie. It is just a lot of fun and both kids and adults will find plenty to make them chuckle. There's plenty of 'slapstick' humor for the kids but it's all done so cleverly that adults will enjoy this movie just as much. An excellent cast of savvy adults and precocious kids work well together to portray a family that anyone would love to be a part of. The things that happen to them to make this, at first glance, one of the worst days ever will bring a smile to your face. It only goes for 81 minutes too, so littlies won't get bored and it doesn't overstay its welcome. See it.

If you want Home Alone or Parenthood (1989) this isn't it. It's a cute movie wrapping a day of Murphy's Law into 124 minutes. It's honestly cute and if you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid (the original), you'll appreciate this. It's quick moving, but the acting of Jennifer Garner, Steve Carell make it work, and the young kids make it into a cute movie that will get some laughs.

In 2018 you don't find many non-Oscar, non-Comic book, non-horror, non-R rated comedy movies, so for the few you get that actually aren't trainwrecks (ya know, like Father Figures), enjoy the few examples we have like this that just let you get a few goofy laughs and appreciate it for being just that.

As a guy i remember being a 12 year old boy vividly. I never had siblings, but as someone who has memories of being 12, i appreciate this for what it is, and that's really all you should do and not over-think it

Good movie. The reason I'd give this a 7 out of ten is because at the beginning it was ok nothing happening that much much but in the end all the drama came into it. There's a valuable lesson in this about that bad days can turn into good days