Synopsis
Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Greg's older brother, Rodrick, is itching to cut him down to size. He gets the perfect opportunity when their mother tries to force the boys to bond. Rodrick may be Greg's chief tormentor, but he feels his constant pranks are just what his little brother needs to prepare him for life's hard knocks.
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Cast
- Zachary GordonGreg Heffley
- Devon BostickRodrick Heffley
- Robert CapronRowley Jefferson
- Steve ZahnFrank Heffley
- Rachael HarrisSusan Heffley
- Fran KranzBill
- Peyton ListHolly Hills
- Connor FieldingManny Heffley
- Owen FieldingManny Heffley
- Andrew McNeeCoach Malone
Recommendations
- 75
Movieline
Even the gags we've all seen before are handled so deftly you almost forget how ancient they are. - 75
Boston Globe
Credit Bowers and company, finally, for making some good calls about where to follow the leads furnished to them by the book and the first movie, and where to get creative. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Unlike the first film, which was broader and more episodic, this one has a narrative throughline. - 60
Variety
In the lead, Gordon has the wide-eyed appeal of a young Matthew Broderick: He looks nothing like Kinney's crudely rendered cartoon character. - 50
Orlando Sentinel
It just takes a very long time to get going. Apparently seventh grade doesn't pack as much potential for amusing, scarred-for-life trauma as sixth grade. - 50
Arizona Republic
An improvement over its predecessor. - 50
The A.V. Club
The sequel, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, isn't motivated to change the formula in the least, but it's ever-so-slightly more palatable, if only for being less of a total spazz. - 50
Chicago Tribune
I didn't laugh much, nor did my 10-year-old companions, but nobody had their soul crushed by the experience. This is the film industry's Hippocratic oath: First, crush no souls.
