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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Positive Reviews
36
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
2.8
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2.0
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid benefits from not trying too hard, but it wouldnt hurt if it had tried just a little bit harder anyway.
Av Club
3.0
Though often self centered and conniving, Greg remains a likable kid, and the movie entertains by pulling off over the top scenarios that set up diges ..
EW
3.0
As always, theres a predictable amount of bathroom humor, but as long as you dont mind the bodily fluid jokes, this tween comedy is certain to enterta ..
Common Sense Media
4.5
Parents looking for some cineplex fare that doesnt involve a major metropolitan area being trashed by superpeeps in capes n spandex, this is what youv ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Slightly better than its predecessors although its still the same disjointed fluff about an aloof American middle class kid with a bunch of hang ups.
Time Out
3.0
Viewers enduring early adolescence or those grappling with its psychic scars will recognize the honesty in the comic humiliation.
Time Out
2.5
Its a comedy of discomfort, something of a default mode in contemporary movies and television for detailing the experiences of both kids and kid like ..
3.8
Spending time with Kinneys characters has become an annual treat.
3.5
The third time might not be the charm, but this harmless family comedy proves more pleasant than its episodic 2011 installment.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Its funny without being in any way condescending to its target audience, is smartly penned by screenwriters Gabe Sachs and Jeff Juday, and on the whol ..
3.0
The continued success of the Wimpy Kid childrens comedies can be put down to two factors: the existence of a sizeable fan base, and their recession fr ..
Telegraph
2.5
Sometimes the most unassuming kids movies the ones that dont work too hard to be artistic or educational or worthy are the smartest.
3.0
Greg avoids the curse of the three in the third outing for the Wimpy Kid. Hardly groundbreaking but plenty of fun for its target audience.
2.0
Of course, summertime for a kid going into eighth grade is supposed to be nothing but fun.
Ny Daily News
2.0
Dog Days...unfortunately proves an apt subtitle...maintains the relatively low standards of the earlier without trying to raise them.
One Guys Opinion
3.0
Released right when summer starts to drag, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days at least doesnt add to the exhaustion.
Village Voice
2.5
Its not the best of the Wimpys, but Bostick is still a laugh a minute as Roderick, and for an hour, the laughs come quick and sure slapstick stuff, mo ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Its a long season for the crude Wimpy Kid routine, with this second sequel as lackluster and disjointed as the two films that preceded it. Dog Days in ..
Blu Ray
2.5
It would be unfair to expect any more or less from this installment.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
It all makes for goofy fun, and physical comedy that will have parents rolling their eyes.But thats always been Wimpys point: Whats the rush into adul ..
Usa Today
2.5
And although Bowers admittedly offers up a somewhat effective Psycho sendup in the third act, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul stands as just anoth ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
If written just a bit sharper, the film could have been a really affecting father son tale. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)
Screen It
2.0
The films chief source of amusement is the series of episodic mishaps the script throws Gregs way and Bowers handles these decently enough in and of t ..
View London
3.1
Old fashioned and small in scale, the movies sometimes feel like after school specials from a bygone era, which is part of what makes them so endearin ..
News Day
1.3
Id call Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days harmless if it werent for some totally unnecessary gay panic jokes that could actually encourage bullying.
New York Post
3.0
Either theyre getting better as they go along, or theyre wearing me down.
Az Central
2.5
The sort of mischief that felt cutely wise alecky up to this point often just doesnt work here.
Boston
1.5
The third installment in the Wimpy Kid franchise turns out to be not so wimpy after all.
Star Tribune
1.5
Color me odd, but I think that kids movies should not pander to the basest instincts of the little monsters.
4.5
But theres no gloss of nostalgia here, and little adult appreciation for the trials of kidhood.
3.0
Either way, its perfectly workable popcorn entertainment for the school holidays.
Guardian
3.5
Directed by a British film maker with credits on such animated works as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Chicken Run and Flushed Away, this live action comedy ..
Guardian
3.0
Nonetheless, Wimpy Kid 3 delivers on its own terms and is a wry and humour filled look at those awkward years that seem in hindsight to fly by only to ..
2.5
However, scientists have since proven that the excessive heat is not due to the added radiation from this far away star; instead, its a direct result ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
Just reality with a splash of Ke$ha songs.And its stupid, but fun.
Movies
2.0
The episodic narrative sees him lock horns with his interfering father Frank (Steve Zahn) whose idea of a fun summer doesnt coincide with his own.
Express
1.9
Why are the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies so much less fun, and funny, than the best of the books created by Jeff Kinney
Chicago Tribune
2.0
It ends before it outstays its welcome.But the thing is just so infuriatingly drab and bourgeois.
The Irish Times
3.0
Now, two years on from taking the first instalment of this mega successful franchise, hes still a not great actor but with Walter Matthau eyes and sag ..
Standard
2.5
Like The Dark Knight Rises, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days reunites the core cast of previous entries and maintains a tonal consistency.
Groucho Reviews
3.0
A throwback to the live action kid comedies Hollywood used to regularly turn out
Boxoffice Magazine
3.1
This shortcoming shouldnt be noticeable in such a frivolous piece of entertainment, but in the last film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Bowers an ..
Movies Tv Guide
2.0
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days will likely appeal to its target audience.
Maki At The Movies
2.5
The formula is now pretty well worn this is the third movie based on Jeff Kinneys book series.The film is more a patched together collection of anecdo ..
Ny Times
3.1
It has a shiny, squeaky clean small screen look, and its episodic nature would lend itself well to weekly television.
Dustin Put Man
1.9
Director David Bowers lines up episodes of Gregs summer that all play out the same way the first two movies did: Embarrassing thing happens; Greg make ..
Sltrib
3.5
Like its predecessors, the film is oozing with silly antics, charming characters and, the clincher, relatable situations and emotions.
Shockya
3.0
That is, its a lighthearted, lightweight romp that knows how to have fun.
No La
4.5
The filmmakers had better hurry up, though, if they want to extend the series further: fast growing star Zachary Gordons Greg wont look wimpy for very ..
What So
4.0
What pushes the movie along is its desire to entertain and give the audience some fun.
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
This third adventure holds up nicely with its breezy comic energy and kid friendly messages about respecting people you allegedly care about.
Tiny Url
4.5
Celebrating and embracing the joys of youth and the vivid emotional touchstones of summer vacation, humor rises to the forefront as it cleverly concea ..
2.5
When the movie isnt focusing on something gross, its OK, but its really nothing more than a way to occupy kids for 90 minutes of their summer vacation ..
Qc Times
2.0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is lazy, but I didnt hate it.I even chuckled three times.
The Scorecard Review
3.0
As was the case with this films two predecessors, the characters are unusually charming for a simple kids film.
Sky
2.0
He isnt the nerdiest student in his class, but he isnt the most popular one, either.
Mac Guff
1.5
We jump back and forth between so many other half hearted threads that it can feel a bit like surfing between channels that strictly show episodes of ..
Film.com
3.5
The third big screen adaptation of the popular kids books (merging together the third and forth titles in author/cartoonist Jeff Kinneys series) Diary ..
Hey U Guys
2.0
...I think its possible that all tween audiences, wimpy or not, deserve better than this.
MSN Movies
3.0
With each movie, the franchise becomes better at milking the formula that causes 4th graders to cringe with delight.
Movie Mom
2.0
The disappointing truth is that director David Bowers and the script deserve fail grades for their shambolic efforts.
Liver Pool Echo
3.8
These kids clearly had the time of their lives making this, with its gee whiz sense of humor and clever integration of animation connecting the charac ..
From the Front Row
3.1
The absolute highlight: the return of Andy Serkis, master of motion capture performance, as the scary, disturbing, pathetic Gollum.
Gomemphis
2.5
With Dog Days and its been there, done that screenplay, the franchise takes a step backward.
Movie Metropolis
3.5
One of the best things about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise is the mischievous sensibilities of its title character.
Big Hollywood
2.0
The fourth in the series of frenetic dance films is as formulaic as ever.
4.4
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Kam Williams
3.3
Its just better to relax and enjoy it.The Diary series has never tried to be high concept childrens fare and Dog Days charm largely lies in its simpli ..
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