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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

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The riotous antics of angst-ridden, disaster-prone middle school student Greg Heffley continue in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," focusing this time around on his complicated relationship with older brother Rodrick. A spikey-haired high school student, Rodrick is lazy and undisciplined and spends way too much time practicing with his rock band, Löded Diper. While he loves to torment Greg, he ultimately has a deep affection for his younger brother.
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Calum Marsh New York Times It’s the sort of bland, innocuous trifle that will swiftly recede into the oblivion of a streaming service menu — a comedy without laughs and a family movie without heart, lacking any of the wit or charm of Kinney’s original stories. Dec 2, 2022 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) I hate this animation and Rodrick does not rule Dec 31, 2022 Full Review Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) Everything about it feels like it just barely passes as an animated movie...but even at that, not everything would actually go and pass. Rated: 4/10 Dec 22, 2022 Full Review Jennifer Green Common Sense Media With basic sketches for characters, this series installment remains faithful to the popular original comic in style and substance, but it's missing some of its heart. Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2022 Full Review Charles Solomon FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) [The characters] are not particularly attractive and don't allow for much expression in the animation... as a result, the film is very, very talky. Dec 6, 2022 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies More true to the book’s style than the live-action version, this is a cute film but can have a reasonable parent frustrated with its overall messaging. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Liam H Yeah, it was kinda awful. This movie does not do Rodrick Rules justice. It changes a lot of stuff from the books and just makes this movie boring to sit through. It's not necessarily horrible at least. I just don't see a reason as to why anyone should watch this movie when you could just be watching the original. 6.5/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review r96 s They just keep making these, eh? Not good when one is somewhat of a completionist when it comes to franchises. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules' is at least a minor improvement on the original animated flick from a year prior. The run time is nice and short so doesn't really overly stay its welcome, naturally (given I'm obviously not the target audience etc.) it was a bit boring throughtout for me. I can still acknowledge it's a relatively OK film, though. The voice cast aren't anything worth shouting from the rooftops about, perhaps with the exception of a certain Ed Asner. It shows how the live-action films from this series actually did do a good job with its casting, because I still always associate the characters here to Zachary Gordon & Co. - despite only seeing those movies once or twice. I'm split on the animation style. On the one hand it looks dull, yet kinda still works. I remember the 2021 release had some overt continuity issues onscreen, as well as a few audio problems. This one doesn't, at least none of which I noticed, so that's a plus point, I guess! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Joshua P Holy moly. What a displeasure it is to have a working set of eyeballs. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Mason V what in the world disney? this movie was OK, why couldn't they stick with the real life movies? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Evan H It's better than the original but the best part was when we all got rickrolled I was not expecting that it was cool overall, 76/100 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Mike M 5.9/10 I was looking forward to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) after seeing its runtime hit the 1 hour mark. But, this still isn't the animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid series we were waiting for. I definitely liked this more than the first animated adaptation, it had more of the story from the book, but it is still a very mediocre adaptation. In this film, I don't feel like it adapted Greg and Rodrick's brotherly relationship as well as the live-action film. Everything about their relationship just doesn’t mix up here. Speaking of Greg and Rodrick, the roles do not fit their character, the two brothers both sound the same age. I'm still not a fan of the CGI animation choice, and the jokes weren't funny. Sadly, even Greg’s Rickroll couldn’t save the film. All in all, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022) is a mediocre sequel that does a better job adapting than the first animated film, but still fails in multiple parts. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The riotous antics of angst-ridden, disaster-prone middle school student Greg Heffley continue in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," focusing this time around on his complicated relationship with older brother Rodrick. A spikey-haired high school student, Rodrick is lazy and undisciplined and spends way too much time practicing with his rock band, Löded Diper. While he loves to torment Greg, he ultimately has a deep affection for his younger brother.
Director
Luke Cormican
Producer
Jeff Kinney
Screenwriter
Jeff Kinney
Production Co
20th Century Fox Animation, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon Movies, Walt Disney Pictures, Disney+, SMARTSTUDY, 20th Century Studios, Twentieth Century Animation, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Rating
PG (Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2022
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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