Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules - Parents Movie Review

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MPAA Rating
PG

for some mild rude humor and mischief

Genre
Family

Director
David Bowers

Starring
Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron

Studio
20th Century Fox

Release Date/In Theaters
3/25/2011

Movie Summary

In this sequel to 2010 surprise hit, Greg Heffley, the kid who made “wimpy” cool is back in an all-new family comedy based on the best-selling follow-up novel by Jeff Kinney (Kinney’s Wimpy Kid” series has thus far sold 42 million books). As he begins seventh grade, Greg and Rodrick – Greg’s older brother and chief tormentor - must deal with their parents’ misguided attempts to have them bond.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 Rodrick Rules: Movie Review for Parents

-by Allison

Directed by David Bowers (known for Flushed Away and Astro Boy), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is loaded with ‘tween boy humor and pranks. Devon Bostick (Rodrick) does a great job playing the “bad” big brother. Robert Capron (Rowley) and Zachary Gordon (Greg) are two friends that do a wonderful job playing on each others mishaps giving the audience many reasons to laugh and sneer. If your kids like potty humor and can handle observing a big brother playing sometimes mean practical jokes on his younger brother, then this is the flick for them. While the movie is “all in good fun,” it may be a good idea for a parent to view this too so that children can get the inside scoop about good and poor moral decisions.