Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Alexander Cooper (Ed Oxenbould) has had the worst day ever...but his entire family seems to have had the **best** day ever! Early the next morning, Alexander makes a birthday wish that his family knows what it's like to have a day like he did...and they do! His sister, who was slated to play Peter Pan in her school play, wakes up with a bad cold; his mom finds out that a misprint in a children's book led to a very embarrassing moment for Dick Van Dyke; and his brother is in trouble with his girlfriend on the day of the prom! Will they ever recover from this day?
Also starring Bella Thorne (_Shake It Up_).

The Good: I grew up on the original Judith Viorst book, so, I was interested to see how this big-screen treatment was. Of course it expands on the rather short children's story, but it does so very well. The moral point it makes--that we all have bad days--is exactly the same as the book. There was plenty of comedy, too. It was fun seeing Disney Channel star Bella Thorne in a minor role, and Kerris Dorsey was cute as Alexander's sister as well.

The Bad: Despite being a Disney movie, this isn't as clean as you'd expect from this company. It may be rated "PG," but it isn't for young children; see below for why.

Content Concerns:
Sex: Talk of making out in the back of a car; a mom sees her son naked, and later comments that she has seen all the private male anatomy in the family; at a children's birthday party, some performers start to strip, until a parent says to "keep it PG"; a reference to breasts; talk of pictures being "sexist".
Nudity: Off-the-shoulder dresses; immodestly dressed women's pictures are seen with a boy's superimposed on them.
Language: Other than three misuses of God's name and one of the acronym "OMG", language is limited to "sucks" and name-calling.
Violence: Plenty of comedic pratfalls: a guy's arms get lit on fire, a driver's test leads to a big wreck, etc. All of it is non-graphic and played for laughs.
Drugs: A girl goes psycho due to overdosing on cough syrup.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Emotional intensity throughout.
Other: Right much bathroom humor.

Conclusion: A Disney movie that isn't for kids? Sounds crazy, but that's what this is. While I can't recommend this to the elementary school crowd, older fans of the House of Mouse will likely enjoy it. Though this may seem crude by Disney standards, it's nothing compared to the "PG-13" comedies that get released all the time.