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

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, unfortunately, it turned out to be as lame as I expected, I'm afraid. Sure, it was one of these harmless Disney family features and I have to admit that it could have been worse but the concept was just too weak. Seriously, while watching the damned thing, I couldn't help thinking that Alexander should just stop whining all the time. I mean, it wasn't like his parents were divorced or addicted to crack or were molesting him or his siblings, that someone in his family was inflicted with a terminal disease or that they were living in a 3rd world country where they could starve to death. At least, they seriously toned down the possibility that something 'magical' might have been happening which was slightly refreshing but the whole thing still felt like a waste of time. Above all, I felt bad for Jennifer Garner. I mean, Steve Carell still manages from time to time to get involved with some interesting projects but Garner only make these kind of movies nowadays. It's such a pity because she seemed to have such a great potential following the success of 'Alias'. Unfortunately, it seems that her misguided turn as 'Elektra' completely derailed from the start her promising career as a new badass actress. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, I thought it was pretty weak and I don't think it is really worth a look.

I remember reading this book when I was much younger so I was actually excited to check this one out. Plus Steve Carell is awesome so that also got me enthusiastic. There were quite a few moments that I felt were more inappropriate than necessary, but it didn't take away from the movie. It's a fun and funny movie for the whole family, but I honestly wouldn't let kids under 13 watch alone. The acting was pretty good and the characters were interesting. The little baby seems to have a knack for eating things as he/she also starred in Neighbors where bad stuff was eaten. This has some good lessons to teach. It was definitely worth it for me.