Diary of a Wimpy Kid

3/19/20101h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ It's not a diary, it's a movie. ~

Overview:

Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!

Director:

Thor Freudenthal

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$76,196,538.00

Key words:

cheese
coming of age
breaking the fourth wall
young boy
middle school
based on children's book
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live action and animation
line drawing
child protagonist
casual

Cast

Zachary Gordon

~ as ~

Greg Heffley

Robert Capron

~ as ~

Rowley Jefferson

Steve Zahn

~ as ~

Frank J. Heffley

Devon Bostick

~ as ~

Rodrick Heffley

Rachael Harris

~ as ~

Susan Heffley

Chloë Grace Moretz

~ as ~

Angie Steadman

Laine MacNeil

~ as ~

Patty Farrell

Andrew McNee

~ as ~

Coach Malone

Connor Fielding

~ as ~

Manny Heffley

Owen Fielding

~ as ~

Manny Heffley

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Reviews (2)

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ohlalipop
Written 8 year(s) ago
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I didn't know anything about this movie so I entered the theater with no expectations. It was actually a pretty good movie. I liked it. It was funny. Rowley was the best. I wish I had a best friend like him...well except for the silly outfits. All in all, I really liked this movie. Good for kids and adults.
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
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Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend, especially for younger audiences.

The big problem I have with is this is that the protagonist is irredeemable until he's basically a broken person in the 3rd act, and even then he's not a better person, he's just punished for his shallow attempts of social power advancement so much that accidentally chooses the correct political move to stumble into a happy ending.

The rest of the movie is surprisingly good, and reminds me of a younger "Mean Girls" where the social environment of the social is dissected as if it a "natural environment" and there is a metaphoric pecking order of life or death.

There are actually a number of great characters and fun events that happen in this story with a good mix of abuse and absurdity humor.

It's not that it's a bad movie, but I just didn't enjoy the main character, so it's this weird dip in a well made movie.