All of us have experienced bad days in our lives and for 12 year old Alexander Cooper played by Ed Oxenbould, it is just too much to bear and he wished that his family might experience it too.
Steve Carell is perfect as Alexander's dad, the ever optimistic Ben, who even after he got laid off at his work, still finds a silver lining being with his family. Jennifer Garner as right on the spot as Kelly the Mom. She is what to expect from a Disney mom: loving, caring with some crazy moments. Dylan Minnette as the hopelessly romantic older brother, Kerris Dorsey as the aspiring actress older sister and Elise Vargas as baby Trevor complete the family.
The recession and the use of gadgets and social media was integrated in the film to keep up with the times and kids in this generation would surely relate to it. Director Miguel Arteta, known for his adult comedies Cedar Rapids, Youth in Revolt and The Good Girl, does a complete turnaround from his filmography and crafted Alexander that reminds you of the old live action Disney films in the seventies and early eighties. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is one of the longest movie title we have seen so far in recent memory but it only has a running time of an hour and 21 minutes and it's packed with enough laughs and life lessons for kids of all ages.
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