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

The day before Alexander’s birthday is just like any other: awful. Every day is miserable for Alexander (Ed Oxenbould), and the rest of his family doesn’t seem to understand his pain. So for a birthday wish, he wants his family to fully get what it’s like to have, well, a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He gets his wish. Also with Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Megan Mullaly, and Dick Van Dyke (as himself).

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The PG Alexander has a surprising amount of content, including urination, jokes about taking “a dump,” discussions of specific male anatomy, vomiting, a near run-in with male strippers and a mother seeing her son naked. Around 20 words are cut from the ClearPlayed version.Fortunately, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day offers a nice message about family unity, and how no day is truly bad if you have people in your corner.

“Is Alexander a wonderful, marvelous, so good, never bad movie?...”

With the unnecessary crudeness removed, the ClearPlayed version is better than the theatrical version, and Alexander is surprisingly enjoyable. Carell steals his scenes and the gags are pretty solid. Biggest complaint: The trailer has almost all the funny stuff. Trailer-makers, quit spoiling the movies!

Marty Nabhan, ClearPlay Kid-At-Heart

Rated PG for rude humor including some reckless behavior and language; 81 mins; Directed by Miguel Arteta