Zachary Gordon,
Robert Capron,
Rachael Harris,
Steve Zahn,
Devon Bostick
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Hapless preteen Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) endures bullies, swirlies, morons, and wedgies while navigating the treacherous world of middle school and recording his traumas in his personal journal i... read more
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
Release Date: March 19, 2010
Keywords:
family,
cute,
kids,
main character,
middle school,
kids movie,
wimpy kid,
Discount Nike Air,
Chloe Moretz ,
Wimpy Kid ,
Greg Heffley
DVD Release Date: August 3, 2010
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August 17, 2011I didnt get this movie. My daughter loved it. I just well It just annoyed the hell out of me.
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April 1, 2012Out 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 s... read more
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September 14, 2011The 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... read more
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June 27, 2011I 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... read more
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June 21, 2011Diary 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 ... read more
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June 17, 2011Greg 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.
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June 1, 2011Diary 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
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March 11, 2011I 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 ... read more
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December 10, 2010When 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 end... read more
Critic Reviews
April 6, 2010
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
March 19, 2010
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Too soon though -- maybe 30 minutes in -- audience laughs turn to chuckles, fading to worn smiles. Full Review
March 19, 2010
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Looks drab and drained of color, and can't even muster the antic buoyancy of an average episode of iCarly.
March 19, 2010
Tom Long, Detroit News
The problem with Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the wimpy kid is a jerk. Full Review
March 19, 2010
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
What sets this kid comedy apart is how well it resists the temptation to clobber the bullies and crown the underdog. Full Review
March 19, 2010
Mary F. Pols, MSN Movies
What the movie gets right, sometimes in agonizing detail, are the humiliations and horrors of school... Full Review
March 19, 2010
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
The friendship message that comes wrapped in the world of Wimpy Kid gives the movie its centre and its heart, along with a reminder that there is no greater act of devotion than a kid who will submit ... Full Review
March 19, 2010
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
An above-average and sometimes surprising kid movie based on the first of a popular series of cartoon books by Jeff Kinney. Full Review
March 19, 2010
Dan Kois, Washington Post
Kids who realize they're fully ordinary -- that is, pretty much all of them -- will be pleased to see a world they recognize on the big screen. Full Review
March 19, 2010
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Why spend money to go see this? When you could just stay home and watch reruns of Ned's Declassified for free? Full Review
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