gunsnroses8052 nice light family movie show the importance of the family and positives and show that you can extract the good from any bad day or worst situationnice way to show the funny events through the movie nice casting in summary the movie have all the element of watchable good movie nothing much to say about it

Davis P This movie really is family friendly cute fun. Jennifer garner and Steve carrell really make this movie great, well not just their performances make it great, but they are great contributions. The kid actors do well, especially Alexander. The script is pretty well written actually, funny, and clever as well. Jennifer garner really has some very funny lines. This movie has menu funny and amusing events that occur throughout the whole hour and fifteen minute long movie. Now the movie isn't always 100% on the comedy, but it comes pretty close. This movie also has a good many heart warming moments, which gives the actors a good chance to show off their acting abilities. There is a really good message that this film sends the audience's way. I give Alexander and the bad day..... A 7/10.

vincentlynch-moonoi It's nice to see a family comedy that does great at the box office! It's not so nice to see such a low rating here on IMDb. I think that this film successfully treads a fine line between portraying the vicissitudes of life and a bit of humor. Yes, you could look at things superficially and just see funny/disastrous things happening to a family. Or, you can look just a little deeper and see how everyday life can weigh our spirits down...if we let them...and sometimes it's hard not to.Ed Oxenbould, as the principal child in the cast (age 12) does nicely, although I can't see him becoming a very successful child star; he's struggling with entering puberty and feeling ignored by his family. Steve Carell handles the role of the father with aplomb; the father is out of work and trying to land a software job. Jennifer Garner, as the mother, also handles things well; she is having her own challenges on the work front. Dylan Minnette is appropriately cool as the older brother; he's having issues with his girlfriend. Kerris Dorsey is clearly talented as the older sister; she may or may not be the next Peter Pan in her school play. Each member of the family is struggling coping with everyday life.In terms of supporting cast, it's worth mentioning Megan Mullally playing her usual -itchy attitude as the mother's boss. It's also nice to see Dick VanDyke in a cameo role.The big mystery here to me is Donald Glover as the lead of a software company where the father is attempting to land a job. I have yet to figure out who Donald Glover is...as a person. And from what I read, he hasn't figured himself out either. There seems to me to be no pattern to his career; unfortunately, it seems as if his career is based on his "cuteness"...despite the fact that he is clearly extremely talented. It'll be interesting to see where he ultimately lands.The problem is this film is that -- despite what we may wish -- everyone can't always find a happy ending...particularly at virtually the same time. There's one good lesson for kids here -- to some extent what we make of a day (or life) is up to us. But there's a bad lesson here, too -- despite the film, life doesn't always have happy endings.It's entertaining, it's fun, and it can be thought provoking if you get beyond looking at it superficially.

FlashCallahan The day before Alexander's birthday, things don't go his way. His family always seem to have things go their way and since they don't believe in bad days, he receives no support from them. At 12:01 on his birthday, he wishes for his family to feel and know what a bad day is like......After watching this movie, it feels like one of the traditional Disney movies of the seventies, like Freaky Friday, and the body swap 'comedies' of the eighties, and the film it's 'homaging' the most, Liar Liar.And it's as predictable as it sounds. As soon as the family get up late, everything starts to go wrong for them, just as Alexander wished for.So hilarity almost ensues when the sister gets a sore throat, the brother gets a zit, mums book reading gets a little rude, and dad sets his arms on fire.It's never offensive, and it's as safe as a padded room. Carrel is always watchable, as is Garner, but it's hard to believe that she has a sixteen year old boy (even though it's feasible in real life), so it's a strange casting choice.It's never going to be a Disney classic, it's on of those films that will crop up on a Sunday afternoon, and raise a few smiles.Perfectly average.