Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Movie

Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Year: 2012

Director: David Bowers

Rating (by MPAA): PG for some rude humor

Synopsis (from IMDb): School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?

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Dog Days continued to improve upon the books, just as Rodrick Rules did before. This movie combined the stories from The Last Straw and Dog Days to make a better story. Moreover, this movie joined the two book's stories while, at the same time, build upon the story presented in Rodrick Rules, the movie. The result is a really funny, enjoyable and entertaining movie.

Rodrick was, once again, the character that carried the story and kept it going. He was also the source of the funniest moments. Greg was, yet again, acting in opposite ways as it suited the writers. He is completely wimpy and childish one moment, and the next he acts like a grown up, making wise decisions, especially near the end. It would be acceptable if, after it happened the first time in the first movie, Greg would stay a little wiser. However, by the beginning of the second movie he was as wimpy as before. Then he had another transformation. In the third movie the cycle was repeated. Then again, this is supposed to be the last movie, so probably Greg will stay a little wiser this time.

What I didn't like about this movie was Heather; I disliked everything about her. In the movie, Heather is the complete opposite of what the character is supposed to be. She is annoying, arrogant and a huge brat when she is supposed to be an older version of Holly. On top of this, the actress that portrays Heather looks about ten years older than the character, which completely ruined my suspension of disbelief.

The ending was kind of cheesy and a bit unbelievable, yet, it was expected. It is the kind of ending you would suspect to find in such a movie. So, overall, the series had a good ending, all things considered.