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Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Zachary Gordon | ... | Greg Heffley | |
| Robert Capron | ... | Rowley Jefferson | |
| Rachael Harris | ... | Susan Heffley | |
| Steve Zahn | ... | Frank Heffley | |
| Connor Fielding | ... | Manny Heffley | |
| Owen Fielding | ... | Manny Heffley | |
| Devon Bostick | ... | Rodrick Heffley | |
| Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Angie Steadman | |
| Karan Brar | ... | Chirag Gupta | |
| Grayson Russell | ... | Fregley | |
| Laine MacNeil | ... | Patty Farrell | |
| Alex Ferris | ... | Collin | |
| Andrew McNee | ... | Coach Malone | |
| Belita Moreno | ... | Mrs. Norton | |
| Rob LaBelle | ... | Mr. Winsky | |
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 people's stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary. Written by Twentieth Century Fox
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I saw Diary of a Wimpy Kid (DOAWK) at a Cineplex large screen (full-price), with 2 grand-daughters, one of whom has read the books (I haven't). I concur with others that the film starts out promising, but tends to bog down in the middle. The main character becomes a little mean-spirited, and the fun begins to fade somewhat. I gather that the books contain a certain cynical tone for the main character, and that the humour plays off that. When you transfer to a screenplay, you have to get the 'voice' right, or else the gags don't work.
I might compare it to describing a Seinfeld plot to a bewildered foreigner: "you see, George takes a disabled parking spot at the mall, causing a girl in a wheelchair to have an accident, so George and Kramer buy her a replacement wheelchair that has defective brakes, and she goes screaming down a hill.." sounds mean, huh? it's not -- it's hilarious WHEN you see it in context. Maybe that's what happens in DOAWK -- incorporating several ideas from the books resulted in some 'losing the context', so to speak.
However, family films are few and far between these days, and this is passable family fun. My advice? if you have a matinée-priced theater, go see it. At full price? stay home and watch your 'Better off Dead' DVD on your big screen TV.