Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 2014

     This film is based on a 1972 book by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz.  Every day is a bad day for Alexander Cooper and he’s 12 years-old.  His family thinks he is exaggerating because they don’t have a bad day every day.  At midnight on the day before his 12^th birthday, he makes a wish on an ice cream sundae with a candle that his family would experience a bad day like the days he has.  That morning when everyone gets up, it starts out as a very bad day for everyone.  Alex explains to the family that he made this day bad for them but they don’t believe just wishing would make all this bad happen?

     This film is funny and it has a good message, there are bad days and we just have to get through them.  Even if they start out bad, they can sometimes end as ‘not so bad!’  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

81 min, Comedy directed by Miguel Arteta with Steve Carrell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Elise Vargas, Zoey Vargas, Sidney Fullmer, Bella Thorne, Megan Mullally, Mekai Curtis.

Note:  Imdb 6.2 out of 10, 62% critic 61% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*.

Special Note:  I noticed one mistake about and event that happens to the dad at the restaurant the family goes to before prom night for the oldest son.  Also, I think it's funny that everyone on the DVD cover except Alexander looks terrible!!  I like the bad hair on Carrell and Garner!!