Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) 8/10

Starring : Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey
Director : Miguel Arteta
Running Time : 82 mins

Alexander (Oxenbould) leads a terrible life – not only is nobody coming to his birthday party, but pictures of him superimposed onto bikini models have surfaced on the internet. On the evening before his birthday, Alexander makes a wish that his family could understand what it would be like to have a terrible day, and it soon seems to him that his wish has come true...

This is a fun kids film, filled with slapstick moments that will keep the kids happy. On the whole the bad things that happen are pretty well thought through, and it feels a little like Licence To Drive when the car starts getting wrecked. I half expected this to turn into a fantasy movie when Alexander makes his wish, but thankfully things don't ever go in that direction. Don’t expect the humour to be too clever, but this is a likeable movie that has a satisfying conclusion and some reasonable performances from the cast.

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