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Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
is based on the book
by Jeff Kinney. The
book tells the story
of Greg Hefley, a
pretty standard
preteen. He’s a
middle child so he
gets picked on by
his older brother
while being a brat
to his younger
brother at the same
time. He also has
the mentality that
he’s cooler than he
is. How he comes to
the understanding
that he’s not that
cool and how he
comes to terms with
himself is what
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
is all about.
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
chronicles Greg and
his best friend
Rowley’s first year
in Middle School.
The two go through
all kinds of crazy
mini-adventures
learning some dos
and don’ts along the
while. There’s not a
lot of story or
synopsis that I can
give you without
diving too deep into
the movie, just know
that the book(s)
were captured well
with the movie even
though not 100% true
to the source
material.
The
problems with
Diary
of Wimpy Kid
come more from the
source material than
with the movie
itself. There’s not
enough content to
make a full-fledged
movie ebb and flow
the way it’s
supposed to without
being completely
routine. The
characters are
‘real’ but they’re
not realistically
so. Greg might be
too much of a jerk
to be our hero, his
brother is over the
top abusive, and his
parents don’t feel
like anything more
than cameo spots
because they’re
limited to their
roles in the movie.
The
good news with
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
comes with it’s two
main stars Rowley
(Robert Capron) and
Greg (Zachary
Gordon) are actually
pretty hilarious in
the movie and feed
off of each other
extremely well to
make some good
laughs on screen.
The
extras on
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
are good enough to
keep the preteen
crowd entertained.
There are deleted
scenes described as
deleted diary pages
and then there are
Rowley’s lost
Zoo-Wee-Mama
cartoons that the
kids will enjoy.
There’s also a
hilarious cartoon on
the slip cover of
the Blu-Ray that has
some funny jokes
from Rowley
included. You also
get a combo pack
with the release
that has a digital
copy, a DVD, and the
Blu-Ray disc.
Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
might be hit or miss
with some parents
but it’s sure to hit
with every 10-13
year olds out there.
The only thing I
will say as a
criticism for this
is that it should
have been adapted
into a TV series
instead of being
made into a movie.
It would have been
perfect for a TV
series, but the
movie is more than
good enough.
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