disappointment media
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • The Snake Hole
  • About

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES -- Another Passable and Mindless Adaptation of the Book Series

12/2/2022

1 Comment

 
Review by Camden Ferrell
Picture
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most successful children’s book franchises of this generation, and it shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. After a series of live-action movies, the books have now started to be adapted into animated films on Disney+. The first book in the series was adapted last year, and the second book is now being adapted into an animated movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. This movie is everything you’d expect it to be and will probably only really appeal to fans of the series and not much else.
 
In this movie, Greg continues to live his life as the titular wimpy kid, but this school year, he is intent on becoming closer with his brother, Rodrick. But as viewers know, things never go well for Greg, and we must witness him navigate life and all of its misfortunes, embarrassments, and conflicts. The premise is simple and stays fairly truthful to the book and spirit of the franchise as a whole.
 
The entire voice cast returns for this one, and like last time, it’s nothing impressive. Everyone is perfectly adequate and nothing more. It does feature a small part from the late Ed Asner, but even that performance isn’t quite as memorable as any of their live-action counterparts. 
Picture
One thing about these animated movies is that they are quite short. This newest one clocks in at only 74 minutes which means everything feels quite rushed and underdeveloped. The pacing is so erratic in order to fit every plot point, that it doesn’t play out as well as it could have. It could have benefitted from either a longer run time or the omission of certain elements, but that would come at the cost of dissatisfied fans of the series.
 
The writing is on par with the first movie, and it will be best enjoyed by fans of the series and younger audiences. There aren’t any laugh out loud moments, but it’s occasionally enjoyable, and it does what it’s supposed to do. The animation quality still isn’t great, but it’s harmless enough to watch quickly.
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules maintains the quality of the first animated movie, and this will either be good or bad depending on personal taste. It’s rushed and doesn’t really have anything especially commendable, but it’s good enough for a casual quick viewing.
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is streaming on Disney+ December 2.

Rating: 3/5
1 Comment
Times Diary link
1/19/2023 08:55:57 am

Usually I by no means touch upon blogs however your article is so convincing that I by no means prevent myself to mention some thing approximately it.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019

    Authors

    All
    Adam Donato
    Alan French
    Camden Ferrell
    Cole Groth
    Dan Skip Allen
    Jonathan Berk
    Joseph Fayed
    Josh Batchelder
    Paris Jade
    Rafael Motamayor
    Sarah Williams
    Sean Boelman
    Tatiana Miranda

disappointment media

Dedicated to unique and diverse perspectives on cinema!
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • The Snake Hole
  • About