Disney adaptation of Judith Viorst's 1972 award-winning children's book. Follows 11-year-old Alexander (newcomer Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the worst day of his young life. When he tells his upbeat family (including parents Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner) about the misadventures, he finds little sympathy and wonders if bad things only happen to him... From the director of Cedar Rapids and The Good Girl.
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Based on Judith Viorst’s book for kids, director Miguel Arteta delivers what amounts to a big screen version of TVs Malcolm in the Middle. As young Alexander, Ed Oxenbould demonstrates the requisite cutes as he, his siblings, and parents (played by Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner), experience a day that goes from silly mishaps to slapstick mayhem.
Full reviewYou'd be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to pronounce their undying love for Tim Burton's 2010 adaptation of Alice In Wonderland, but the film made over a billion dollars at the global box office, so here we are.
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A passable, tolerable, not unbearable, totally inoffensive adaptation of Judith Viorst’s beloved 1972 children’s book.
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The latest example of a wonderful children's book turned into a mediocre movie.
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Slapstick chuckles are duly delivered, but the edgy spark with which director Miguel Arteta made his name is notable by its absence.
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A painfully minor movie that doubles as an accidental study in how pros handle themselves when given less-than-challenging material.
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The homily-laden wrap-up, stressing the upside of bad days, is enough to make you hold your nose...
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Sweet and good-hearted, this feels like a throwback to family comedies of the '80s.
Full reviewAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Disney+.
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