Load of rubbish!!

Best movie of this year hands down!

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The first must-see film of the year.

Greg (Zachary Gordon) has moved on to the seventh grade. He hangs out with his wimpy friends. The new girl in school is Holly Hills (Peyton List). She has long blond hair and has captured everyone's attention. Greg's friend Rowley (Robert Capron) says, "She's as pretty as my mom," in an awkward Freudian moment. Greg's parents are the stereotypical embarrassing parents. Greg and his older brother Roderick bond in this film as they share a secret. Roderick (Devon Bostick) who is part of a garage rock band, "Loded Diper"(sic) gives his brother advice on how to get Holly's attention. And there is a talent contest in town...Rachel Harris plays the mom. She is made to look like Tina Fey in a non-threatening way. She like movies were the man chooses the maid over the super model.The movie contains pranks. The boys misbehave in ways we wish our kids would only misbehave. Good movie for family night entertainment as it was amusing and palatable for adults.

In all honesty I personally think this one is better and more funnier then the last one. In this movie we get to explore the brother relationship between Greg and Rodrick. Rodrick teaches Greg how to be lazy and get other people to do his stuff for him. Also the song in this move (Loaded Diaper) was good and memorable. Confession time: I confess when I first saw this movie and the minute when Holly Hills (Payton List) entered I actually had a massive crush on her and I thought she was very beautiful in everything.In terms of cast like with the previous movie they all nailed their parts. Again this was different from the book but unlike the last movie I actually like both the book and the movie equally.If you enjoyed the previous movie you would enjoy this.

Seriously, I once almost managed to sit through this tasteless, idiotic, immature and slightly offensive "movie". Really, if you're over the mental age of 12 and find this funny, you've got serious issues. And if you consider yourself to be a responsible adult, never ever let your children watch this. It makes this extremely unrealistically depicted Greg-fella seem like a role-model for middle-schoolers. He is pathetic, lazy and is constantly whining about how his parents, who can't act for nothing, punish him and his idiotic numb-brained older brother, who is also a terrible, terrible actor. They also have another younger brother, like what? 2-3 years old? Let me tell you something about little children: They don't have a sense of humor yet. They don't enjoy telling on their older siblings and then sit in their crib in a tuxedo and sip liquor, laughing and going: "HA! I really got him with this one!" They are infants! And in this "movie", their little brother also isn't depicted in a quite realistic way( I'm saying it like this in a sarcastic tone). How exactly did we arrive from Citizen Kane, The Godfather, The Shining and Midnight Cowboy to tasteless material like this? I weep for humanity. When I came here, I expected to see an average rating of approx. 4-5, not 6! Movies rated 6 generally aren't good, but for this crap, even 6 is overrated!

Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) and his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) are always picking at each other, always breaking the rules and their parents have had enough. Mom, Susan, has just landed a job as an advice columnist for parents and in order to save face, she must get her own children to cooperate. She invests in a plan called, "Mom Bucks", and in order to earn them, the two must get along and hang out together. Rodrick thinks he has just hit the jackpot and Greg is dismayed that to learn that his brother is now getting paid to beat him up.Greg and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson (Robert Capron), are always getting themselves into sticky situations. They are not the best looking, nor the strongest, nor do they have any luck whatsoever, as the two are always trying to find a positive outlook to all the events that occur.When Greg first sets eyes upon the new girl, Holly Hills (Peyton List), he realizes this is the year when he won't be the nerd or the geek and he will win the girl. His friends thinks he is crazy, but with confidence and perfect timing, he is sure he can make it happen.After Greg and Rodrick get into trouble with their parents, they are forbidden to go on a family trip and must stay at home and get to know one another. They are strictly forbidden to have anyone over, however, the moment mom, dad and baby brother, Manny, have left, Rodrick is on the phone and telling his friends that there is a party at his house. It is here that Rodrick and Greg begin to bond as brothers, as the two realize the other isn't an ogre after all.However, truth always prevails and the two are eventually caught and grounded and Rodrick is not allowed to perform with his band, Loaded Diper, in the upcoming talent show. The two brothers resort to their old habits until Greg believes he has an answer to everyone's problems and a way to make amends. Will his mother and father agree?? Or will the rift between the two brothers never heal?? I really enjoyed this movie. I hadn't seen any previews on it, nor had I heard anything about it, so my view is fresh and untainted. I thought the humor to be placed with perfect timing and the chemistry between everyone in the film was amazing. The plot, though a bit recycled, I mean, you can only do sibling rivalry in so many forms, was wonderful to view, nonetheless. I found the approach of the two brothers to be believable and their antics to be such as siblings would do to one another.I loved the diary pages and comic strip caricatures dispersed throughout the movie, it gave it a childlike quality that gave the movie an extra added appeal. Often these takes were comical and left the room in hysterics. The jokes, even though some of them are clichéd, were done with the right approach and were placed in the film such, that it worked for it.Steve Zahn's role of the father, Frank, was a bit stiff, he didn't seem to be as much into this role as I have seen him in others. However, Rachel Harris counters his parenting with a strong performance, leaving you to believe that mom wears the pants in the family.This is an excellent movie for families to enjoy, it is clean, with very few derogatory remarks/situations and the end message is wholesome and sacrificial and one that every sibling should adhere, for blood is thicker than water! Included on the one-disc DVD you will find extra footage including two summer shorts, the theatrical trailer, and audio commentary. The movie runs approximately 1 hour and 54 minutes and is close captioned. As well, they are subtitles offered in English, Spanish and French.Article first published as DVD Review: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules on Blogcritics.