Review of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) by Thequietgamer — 29 May 2015

There are plenty of funnier alternatives that preach less familiar morals, but it's a decent family movie that can make for a nice rental. The crazy scenarios are the highlights. The bigger the better. The smaller misadventures make for amusing bits, but ultimately end up not making as much of an impact. The whole things ends up bathed in a familiar series of morals.

The film seems dead set in telling us that no matter how bad the day is everything works out in the end so long as you have family by your side. We've heard this before. Thankfully the cast is entertaining and the jokes solid enough to keep things pretty enjoyable, if not particularly hilarious or impressive. Also just as a warning, just because this is a movie aimed at families doesn't mean it's entirely squeaky clean. There are a few jokes parents might not be entirely cool with. It does stay in the PG range though.

Overall it's a solid movie. Just not a particularly exciting one. It's decent enough to be worth a rental for a family movie night if there's nothing else going on. It succeeds at being a pretty entertaining film, but don't expect greatness.