I absolutely adore the TV Series. I have watched it numerous times through. But this... ruined it all.
In my mind (and for my sanity), this movie is not cannon. It felt like a badly written fanfiction. There was no pacing. The jokes were rough. Nowhere near the level of the TV Series. The ending makes no sense. The storyline was rushed and choppy. Two years had passed and they still had not met their daughter? The whole entire ending of the TV Series was to make it so that they could leave Purgatory and meet Alice.
Only nice thing about this entire situation was getting to see the original cast. Seriously. That was it.
They did fall flat on keeping Waverly true to character. The actress looks ill and sickly. Waverly is quirky, feminine, and badass when necessary. I get that the actress is not her character but when you are hired to play a character, you have to put away your personal beliefs and play the role. The whole time I was watching, I kept thinking "Why is there a small boy in this scene?". And it would be her.
Just... what a disappointment.