Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip" is a Comedy movie in which we follow Alexander and his family as they embark on a chaotic adventure full of misfortune, unexpected twists, and humorous moments.

I have to admit that I didn't have any expectation from this movie and I hadn't watched its trailer before watching it. It had some funny and light-hearted scenes but it failed to deliver the emotional depth or meaningful message that would make it truly memorable. Its short duration felt rushed at times and lacked the connection with the audience that similar family comedies managed to achieve. The interpretations of Eva Longoria who played as Val Garcia, Thom Nemer who played as Alexander Garcia, Paulina Chávez who played as Mia Garcia and Jesse Garcia who played as Frank Garcia were decent but not enough to elevate the movie. In conclusion, I have to say that "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip" is a nice movie to spend your time with but don't expect much from it otherwise you will be disappointed.

It was pretty bad. Poor cinematography, shots were obviously shot in a studio. It got pretty boring pretty quickly. Disney Channel movies from the 2000s were much better than this. The plot was pretty pointless. It tried to be funny without delivering. There's a reason Disney stopped promoting it the week it came out and now has to be searched for on Disney+. It seems the 10/10 review were written by those who worked on the film as this is the 21st review written. The production was pretty low. For family movie night I should've just picked The Goofy Movie for the 30th anniversary because Disney has been missing on good movies this year. Hopefully Lilo & Stitch can right the ship. We switched it off halfway through to watch something actually entertaining.

This movie had the potential to give a new take on the family road-trip troupe. However, whether being produced by Disney or held back by a pg rating, it's just never funny and chokes at every badly comedic moment. If your are looking for a funny rv trip, We're the Millers or RV will be better choices for you. I will say, it was nice to see Eva back on camera though.

Here's the synopsis of the film (aka I'm trying to fill character requirements): the story follows a Mexican-American family who goes on a roadtrip to Mexico to reconnect with their family roots, but things go horribly wrong after they discover a cursed idol.

Well, growing up on Disney, I must admit the later years Disney has released some really mediocre family movies, this one however is just even more mediocre than what I am used to. A Mexican family who live with a curse go on a trip. All boxes are checked, siblings not getting along, in laws not welcome and/ or a hassle, mom having a successful career, dad struggling. Well, we all know how it will end and this one just adds a too thick layer of everything, like exaggerating makes everything funnier, but in this case it does not. The movie is never funny, nor enjoyable. Every character is bland, even Cheech is phoning this one in. I had low expectations going in and still got disappointed. Good work Disney.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) is a standalone sequel to the 2014 movie and it was just as pointless as I expected it to be.

Positives for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025): The acting from the cast is pretty good for what they had to work with. The movie isn't as bad as I thought it would be. That's all I've got to say for the positives.

Negatives for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025): There is no reason for this movie to exist aside from Disney wanting to possibly start a franchise. The plot is very formulaic and not funny. This feels like some generic road trip movie with a couple of changes made to the script. And finally, the movie is forgettable.

Overall, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) is a bad movie and an unnecessary sequel to a good movie.