Alice Upside Down
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Movie Reviews of Alice Upside Down
Movie Review: Nice family film, solid acting & engaging drama
Summary: 4 Stars
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I liked this film a great deal. The story follows Alice and her older brother and widowed father as they move to a new neighborhood. Alice faces all the typical insecurities of someone entering their teenage years. Luke Perry plays the father and Penny Marshall appears as Alice's teacher. Alice's adventures are an emotional rollercoaster and the story provides an opportunity for the characters to grow and face the difficult feelings they have held within. Occasionally Alice's character goes into narration mode to reflect on what the character has learned or experienced. The lead actress does a superb job of playing the part in a way that helps the audience relate to what Alice is experiencing. This film is well-paced and contains a number of musical elements. This film is suitable for all audiences.Movie Review: Good flick for tweens and young teens
Summary: 4 Stars
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I found this movie to be quite enjoyable. This movie would be especially relatable to kids of single parent households and kids who are starting or have started a new school. While it does deal with some heavy issues, such as death, this movie handles these issues in an, "it's going to be okay" fashion.
For the target audience this movie is shooting for, it definitely delivers. Young girls will love it and young boys will like it, too. I would say the theme of the movie is "acceptance." This story helps kids accept things they cannot change. For instance, Alice is very clumsy and this often ends up in humiliation, but this movie teaches that it's not the end of the world to have a moment of embarrassment and I think that's a good message for kids.
Movie Review: Excellent family film
Summary: 4 Stars
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There's hundreds (if not thousands) of films aimed at the pre-teen and teen markets that aim to provide a valuable life lesson. This is certainly nothing new. But many of those films also suffer from a distinct lack of anything resembling reality, so the target audience often finds the lessons lost or muddled in between all the flash and fantasy. Not so with this one. The lead performers all look and (more often than not) act "real". And with the decent production values and good performances, the message of "Alice Upside Down" comes through loud and clear, and rings true.
Recommended.
Movie Review: All Around Family Fun!
Summary: 4 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
This would make a wonderful family fun night flick!
This movie is about a young woman (Alice) that depicts the pain and reality of growing up without a mother. Alice lost her mother when she was 5 and this movie really shows how much you can depend on and trust your friends/siblings! The storyline eventually leads to make the characters come 101 with their fears and face reality with the feelings and emotions that they held within.
You feel like you get to know the characters and I think that is what gets the teens and tweens into these flicks!
Movie Review: Good movie for all ages
Summary: 4 Stars
I just ordered this movie here on Amazon for my husband and myself to rewatch, and we are definitely not "tweens."
The character of Alice is so refreshing; she makes mistakes in ways that are human, not "movie corny." Even more surprising, she doesn't lie to get out of scrapes, she just walks headlong into them and experiences the consequences.
In fact, I found little about this movie actually corny - certainly none of the main characters were. Luke Perry played a great dad, the aunt was portrayed as meddling, but without causing any major blowups to reroute the focus of the story. The brother's role was small, but funny. Penny Marshall was just plain loveable. And Alice was definitely the star.