It did aim for gross-out humor involving boogers but barely revolving around bodily functions. The first three movies never relied on poop or pee jokes. The entire time, he just looks awkward and out of place.īut it's great that you fixed your lead character, but did you maintain your comedy from the other movies? No? DAMN IT! Though Greg is a likable character, the movie also ultimately loses its comedic value. Scott on the other hand never had a transition to comedy because nearly everything he’s was in the past was a drama. Steve Zahn is a comedic actor who knew what this character was because he was no different to the characters he played in the past. Tom Everett Scott, on the other hand, does not have that comedic chops that Zahn because he does not have a comedic background. I’m sorry, but the reason I’m attached to Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley more was because of his charisma and his zany performance that thoroughly kept you entertained especially with the second and third film. This also goes for Tom Everett Scott who never comes close to Steve Zahn’s Frank Heffley. Bostick was Rodrick because of his performance and the material that was given to him. Charlie Wright does try his best to portray Rodrick, but he’s never fully able to fill in the shoes Devon Bostick left off. Somehow Rodrick turned from a comedic asshole to a full on retard. THE BAD: So you know that #notmyrodrick thing? Well……they’re right. Every moment in the film is taken out of the book and it's amazing how much material is able to get adapted into something that is feature length. A lot of the elements of the movie is faithful to its source material. There a nice little sequence where the entire family conspires against Rodrick in a game called "I confess" where they get him to admit to all the bad things he’s done and deny. The movie has some genuinely funny scenes. The worst thing about her though is that Silverstone has her naturally blonde hair on since everyone knows that Susan has always been drawn with black hair. Her performance is close to Rachel Harris’ but the range Silverstone shows makes her excel above and beyond the rest of the cast. She knows when to be comedic and knows when to be dramatic. Though you don’t get to like Susan because she’s selfishly overbearing, Silverstone does a great job timing her emotions. Her performance carries the entire movie along with Drucker. The only person besides Drucker that makes this work is Alicia Silverstone as Susan Heffley. There are several moments when really humiliating things happen to Greg and you can only go, “Man you didn't have to do him like that.” He encounters bigger assholes than him that get him into crazy shenanigans. You like Drucker in this because his Greg is a likable character. Zachary Gordon’s performance did carry the movie, but the way he was written made his Greg thoroughly unlikable. Because of this, Jason Drucker is immediately likable portraying Greg Heffley. He’s not the one who really gets into trouble for its actually the trouble that seems to find him. In this movie, Greg is the one you thoroughly really root for. There’s a nice & sweet childlike innocence to him and with that, you relate to the issues he goes through as being a kid. THE GOOD: One of my biggest issues with the earlier Wimpy Kid movies was that Greg was a total asshole.The first thing I noticed about the movie that I thoroughly liked about it is that GREG IS NOT AN ASSHOLE! He’s barely even selfish and proves to be actually likable. This family cross-country adventure turns into an experience the Heffleys will never forget. A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
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