Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days : Movie Review


Despite a lead actor whose voice has finally dropped an octave, the series of “Wimpy Kid” films has yet to crack its own prepubescent streak, with this year’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” dealing as much with the ritual humiliation of middle-class middle-schooler Greg (Zachary Gordon) as the last two entries have.

Cobbled together from episodes spread across the third and fourth books of Jeff Kinney’s popular franchise, “Dog Days” mostly sees Greg’s plans to spend his entire summer zoned out in front of a video game sabotaged by Dad (Steve Zahn) and his forced efforts to properly bond with the middle child of the Heffley clan. The threat of a stern prep school in his future prompts Greg to do what Greg does best (or, at least, most often): he lies.

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Author : William Goss