Alice Upside Down

2008

Alice Upside Down

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Newbery medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's best-selling series of books arrive on the big screen in director Sandy Tung's tale of an eleven year old girl who attempts to find her footing in a new school while avoiding the wrath of her loathsome homeroom teacher - the dreaded Mrs. Plotkin. Alice McKinley (Alyson Stoner) has just relocated to a new town with her widowed father Ben (Luke Perry) and her seventeen year old brother Lester (Lucas Grabeel). As the only girl in an all-male household Alice envisions herself as a girl who can hold her own, yet in reality she's just another stressed out teen who excels at getting herself into awkward situations. Alice misses her mother dearly, but with the support of her family she holds out hope that she'll get by no matter what curve balls life throws her way. But lately nothing is going right for Alice. As the school musical looms on the horizon, Alice is about to learn that even the detestable Mrs. Plotkin (Penny Marshall) may have some helpful advice if the young girl can stop casting judgment long enough to listen.

Cast

Alyson Stoner
as Alice McKinley
Lucas Grabeel
as Lester McKinley
Luke Perry
as Ben McKinley
Penny Marshall
as Mrs. Plotkin
Parker McKenna Posey
as Elizabeth
Dylan McLaughlin
as Patrick
Bridgit Mendler
as Pamela
Ann Dowd
as Aunt Sally
Monica Parks
as Mrs. Price
Jona Xiao
as Loretta
Ashley Eckstein
as Miss Cole
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  • May 08, 2011
    Alice Upside Down is about a Girl named Alice (Alyson Stoner) That had to move because her father thought it would help him get over The death of his wife. When she starts at her new school everything went wrong for her. She has to deal with everything going wrong, dysfunctional family, school life and not getting the main part in the class musical. Over the term she made friends and had couple grown up role models. Will things keep on getting worse for her or when it gets better for her? Pros Good acting. Good plot. Really shows how it is like to grown up these days. It is also funny. Con Some parts were not as good as other parts. Sometimes lacking plot and acting. Here is a line from the film " do you ever like every time you turn around, your life is being flipped upside down? " If u likes clicking flick, tearing jerker or good family film, you should give this a try.
    erika b Super Reviewer
  • Feb 14, 2010
    Underwhelming. I really only watched it because the Alice books were a seminal part of my childhood. The film is pretty faithful to what I remember, but there lacks a certain energy. The to-the-camera narration kind of takes Alice out of the tragedy of her life and makes it all seem comical. Alyson Stoner and Luke Perry are quite good in the climactic scene though.
    Alice S Super Reviewer
  • Nov 03, 2009
    Why do I waste my time!?
    Brody M Super Reviewer
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