Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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56 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Rachael Harris, Robert Capron, Zachary Gordon
  • Summary: Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school. (20th Century Fox)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    It's nimble, bright and funny. It doesn't dumb down. It doesn't patronize. It knows something about human nature.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    80
    It's eminently suitable for children, fully inhabiting their world and finding real laughs there without resorting to sentiment, condescension, or snarky in-jokes for the adults.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Freer
    60
    Fun, funny and affectionate, though it packs the emotional wallop of an undernourished high school nerd.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid the movie returns Kinney's tale to live-action reality, and the party's over.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. SamS.
    10
    Great movie, very entertaining and fun for the whole family....Great acting, especially the kid who played Greg Heffley, he was so believable. The fat kid Rowley was like a "dufus. Probably like that in real life. The rest of the cast did an excellent job. Good fun for anyone of any age.… Expand
  2. KarenP.
    8
    Fantastic movie! The cast - especially the kid actors were great, the jokes were actually funny and the movie has the saem charm as the book had. And the movie did a goof job of putting in the drawings from the book. Book fans will love that. This is an awesome movie for kids in a long while, very entertaining and of course, a lot of fun.… Expand
  3. heyitsmegrif4
    7
    It is cliche, but it is also very funny and sometimes touching. Oh but it isn't good enough to recommend to adults but it is a solid experience in the movie theater. I give this movie 73%.… Expand
  4. Zegilgamesh
    4
    This made me laugh once or twice, and it didn't make me mad. But it still harks upon other influential teen movies a bit too much for it to become worth watching.… Expand

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