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• John M

  
  I didnt get this movie. My daughter loved it. I just well It just annoyed the hell out of me.

• Adam K

  
  Adapted from the bestselling books, 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' hits all the right notes in something which utterly is for all of the family. Starring the excellent Zachary Gordon in his first major role as the central protagonist Greg Heffley, 'Wimpy Kid' tells the… More
  Adapted from the bestselling books, 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' hits all the right notes in something which utterly is for all of the family. Starring the excellent Zachary Gordon in his first major role as the central protagonist Greg Heffley, 'Wimpy Kid' tells the story of a wimpy dork, who through the use of his diary, which he repeatedly tells people is a journal, tells us of his first days in middle school in the US. Its witty and clever direction is impressive, especially when the crew are working with one of the three golden don'ts of cinema, children. All of the children act well, especially supporting best friend Robert Capron and older brother Devon Bostick. As well as wonderful, although short, performances from Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn, Thor Freudenthal brings together a nice set of characters. The script and story itself is just a collection of stories in his first year at the school, but they are linked together nicely through the story of his friendship with embarrassing but lovely best friend Rowley. For kids the film has plenty of gags, which parents will enjoy too. But the very nature of the film, and the fact that Greg Heffley is a child who believes he knows everything will appeal to parents and older kids, such a myself, as well. It's a mickey take, and the protagonist doesn't have to be liked or loved. Instead, as we walk with the character through his first year, we learn to love him. The theme of the whole story isn't produced in a grand spectacle, but isn't done terribly either. It's nothing special on that front, but the cross-audience appeal and wide selection of funny moments, topped off with the book's style animation makes 'Wimpy Kid' an appealing, but unlikely treat.

• Eric S

  
  Please, no booger jokes, that's just disgusting and not funny. But seriously, this movie is pretty bad. Some books just don't translate well to screen. If you are looking for bad acting, unfunny jokes, and a boring plot, check this movie out.

• Everett J

  
  This movie is a complete throwback for me. It reminds me of movies like "The Sandlot"(without the baseball), in that it shows the world perfectly through the eyes of a kid. Here Grey Heffley(Zachary Gordon) starts middle school, and he wants to be the most popular kid in… More
  This movie is a complete throwback for me. It reminds me of movies like "The Sandlot"(without the baseball), in that it shows the world perfectly through the eyes of a kid. Here Grey Heffley(Zachary Gordon) starts middle school, and he wants to be the most popular kid in the school. Well, he's little, has a dorky best friend Rawley(Robert Capron), and an evil older brother Rodrick(Devin Bostick). This is 100% for the entire family, as kids are going to laugh at the gags, and parents will laugh because it's a great trip down memory lane. All the performances are perfect, especially Rawley. The whole Zoo-i-mama bit is fantastic. The parents are awesome also as Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris do a wonderful job at the whole "dorky parents" routine. This is a movie I know my son is going to grow up loving, and will eventually pass on to his kids. If you haven't watched it, you should definitely go pick this up, you won't regret it at all.

• Michael E

  
  Out of all teen films dealing with a new school, this is definitely the best to me. I haven't read the source material that his film was based on, but I'm sure it does a good job at following the series of books. This is a perfect film to show a kid who is now going into… More
  Out of all teen films dealing with a new school, this is definitely the best to me. I haven't read the source material that his film was based on, but I'm sure it does a good job at following the series of books. This is a perfect film to show a kid who is now going into middle school, and the kids in this film all do great jobs at acting in this, and all of them are genuinely funny. The way how they use the cartoon drawings and animate them is very cool to watch and very interesting to look at. To me the best thing about this whole movie aside from the main actor and storytelling, is the music. The music for this film was picked perfectly, Beasty Boys Intergalactic for the Mother Son dance scene is very funny to watch, and very goofy to watch, but the best song in the movie is the ending credits song, "What Do You Want From Me" by Forever the Sickest Kids, its very energetic, well played by the group, and is very catchy to listen to.

• Alexander D

  
  Really? Can scatology replace real humor?

• Dean !

  
  The first of 3 films, about a kid trying to fit in at middle school. Everyone can relate to a large part of the film. Starting a new school, with older kids, growing up and trying to fit in. It has a few childish moments meant to be funny for very young viewers perhaps. Overall a… More
  The first of 3 films, about a kid trying to fit in at middle school. Everyone can relate to a large part of the film. Starting a new school, with older kids, growing up and trying to fit in. It has a few childish moments meant to be funny for very young viewers perhaps. Overall a decent family comedy film.

• John H

  
  I was ready to give this a straight up half star raiting, but it's not that bad. This is obciously a movie directed for much younder audiences, and becomes an annoying to anyone in their teens years or up, but the art direction and editing were very well planned and delivered. I… More
  I was ready to give this a straight up half star raiting, but it's not that bad. This is obciously a movie directed for much younder audiences, and becomes an annoying to anyone in their teens years or up, but the art direction and editing were very well planned and delivered. I can;pt say much for the characters or the script. It's just a typical school movie. We see two best friends and how they each handle middle school thoughout an entire year. They start off as friends, one gets popular, one becomes less popular, one gets betrayed, both ignore each other, and then they eventually make amends and become friends again. Not too interesting. But, it's not a total waste of time. It can be a fun watch if you give it a chance. But still, not that great of a movie.

• Jim C

  
  Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most charming and best family book adaptions ever. Its mainly about the misadventures of Greg heffley (Zachary Gordon) in his first year of middle school. The comedy is great, I laughed at this almost the whole way through mainly because the… More
  Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most charming and best family book adaptions ever. Its mainly about the misadventures of Greg heffley (Zachary Gordon) in his first year of middle school. The comedy is great, I laughed at this almost the whole way through mainly because the comedy was charming and fun, I truly got into it. The story was good, it switched a lot of the adventures to different moments in the movies, such as the Wizard of Oz scene was at the end instead of the middle of the movie. All of the cast was great, but I found Chloe Morets a very dissappointing character who wasnt funny or in the book. Overall this is one of the most charming films you'll ever see, espically a family movie.

• Candy R

  
  Greg finds life hard in middle school. He wants to be trendy and date the popular girl but the actions of him and his geeky friends get in the way. A bit like Malcolm in the Middle.

• erika b

  
  Diary of a wimpy kid is about a boy's mission to fit in to his new school. Pros Funny Good plot Has a good message Cons Acting was ok Some of the film was lame and childish.

• Coxxie M

  
  I am not the biggest fan of this movie. thats all. i wasn't going to write a review and go into why it sucks, points 1. 2. and 3. i just wanted to say that movies like this are being made and we as americans should do something to stop this cinematic terrorist attack against our… More
  I am not the biggest fan of this movie. thats all. i wasn't going to write a review and go into why it sucks, points 1. 2. and 3. i just wanted to say that movies like this are being made and we as americans should do something to stop this cinematic terrorist attack against our great country, and i for one will be boycotting all the blockbusters that rent out this smut to our fragile american youth and pray that they not drink the poison that these filmmakers are selling them at three bucks a pop and if jesus were still here, he would... you probably get where im going with this.

• Dead A

  
  When you try hard to impress people, it will always backfire because impressing someone is really not an easy job to do. This movie is basically for kids. I did liked those cartoons but this was a blah movie for me. I wouldn't say I was bored. It was predictable. Gross. Sweet… More
  When you try hard to impress people, it will always backfire because impressing someone is really not an easy job to do. This movie is basically for kids. I did liked those cartoons but this was a blah movie for me. I wouldn't say I was bored. It was predictable. Gross. Sweet ending. Good lesson that everyone should watch and learn. But like I said, blah.

• Manu G

  
  This was wayyy cooler than what I expected, this is really what middle school exactly is. Had a few laughs and thought this movie was worth watching. To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the… More
  This was wayyy cooler than what I expected, this is really what middle school exactly is. Had a few laughs and thought this movie was worth watching. To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he's getting it all down on paper, via a diary - "it's NOT a diary, it's a journal!" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. "One day when I'm famous," writes Greg, "I'll have better things to do than answer peoples' stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary.

• Chris W

  
  I'm not the target audience for this film, so if I were to be too critical, or maybe as critical as I should be, this would get a far lower grade. As it is, this is a charming and funny kid's film that's got a good message, and is definitely something everyone can… More
  I'm not the target audience for this film, so if I were to be too critical, or maybe as critical as I should be, this would get a far lower grade. As it is, this is a charming and funny kid's film that's got a good message, and is definitely something everyone can relate to in some way. The kid performers are pretty good, especially Chloe G. Moretz. I friggin' love her. She's like the most talented person of her generation. I especially love the fact that her character is seen reading Allen Ginsberg in the first scene she appears in. The adults aren't oo bad, but this isn't really there movie. This is all about the kids, so they are the ones who need to shine the most. I'm gonna give this a very low B- overall, but I will say that some of this was a bit too accurate for comfort. The horrors of the awkward middle school years are depicted basically perfectly, so some of this brought back memories I'd like to forget. Despite that though, this is still okay entertainment, and perfect for a boring lazy day, especially if you're in the target audience.

• Anthony L

  
  Not a film I would have ordinarily sought out, I was on a Aeroplane, so I checked it out. Diary of a wimpy kid is really just for kids but it was enjoyable enough, in fact the three young lead actors did a fine job. If I had kids, I'd be happy for them to watch!

• Film C

  
  i like the concept and the idea of the move but it had few funny moments and jus didnt entertain me enough to keep me interested enough to watch it! Its a cute enough idea for a story but when theres not much going on it fails t just keep the audience clued to the t.v screen!

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Chloe Moretz, Karan Brar, Grayson Russell, Laine MacNeil Director: Thor Freudenthal Summary: Middle school isn't all it's cracked up to be for self-described "wimpy kid" Greg… More
  Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Chloe Moretz, Karan Brar, Grayson Russell, Laine MacNeil Director: Thor Freudenthal Summary: Middle school isn't all it's cracked up to be for self-described "wimpy kid" Greg Heffley, who discovers a frightening new world teeming with boys who are taller, tougher and hairier than he is -- and decides to document it all in his diary. Directed by Thor Freudenthal, this kid-friendly comedy based on Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel cast its star by asking kids to submit their auditions online. My Thoughts: "It was a cute little kids film. Funny, charming, and had a great group of kids playing some really funny characters. My nieces and nephew liked it, but when it was over they all agreed that they thought it would be funnier. Their favorite part was when the red headed little boy Fregley showed off his "secret" freckle. I must admit it was funny, and a bit creepy.. It's the kind of film that takes us grown-ups back to middle school.. All the same just different clothes and music.. definitely worth the watch if you have kids or not.."

• Carlos M

  
  This is so bright, amusing and sweet, and it feels like only half an hour! I laughed so hard watching this film, and I was surprised that it doesn't give in to easy stereotypes nor to cheap moral lessons. It is entirely human, honest and quite funny.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons"</i> Live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel about a wise-cracking sixth grade student. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons"</i> Live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel about a wise-cracking sixth grade student. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> A failed attempt at riding on the popularity of the book series it is based on. It is like a rejected pilot for a Nickelodeon sitcom. Downright distasteful. The wimpy kid is a total jerk. I could not sympathize with this character at all, I hated him all the way through. Sadly, the movie often comes across more like a low-budget series of gross-out sketches. Too soon, maybe 30 minutes in, audience laughs turn to chuckles, fading to worn smiles. The film encourages urine, fart, and booger humor, which reeks of nose-picker pandering, compounded by a message of personal worth that never comes through clearly enough. The thing in this film that feels most alive is a slice of cheese rotting on a playground blacktop -- which would be a funny joke if it was intentional.

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