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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
2017 91 min United States of America PG 12+
★4.6
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director: David Bowers
🎭 Based on
«Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul»
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Description
A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
Budget:
$22M
US Gross:
$20.74M
Worldwide:
$40.12M
Starring
Jason Drucker
Actor
Alicia Silverstone
Actor
Tom Everett Scott
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is widely viewed as a disappointing and disconnected entry that fails to capture the charm of its predecessors. Critics and audiences largely agree that the complete recasting and lack of narrative continuity result in a hollow experience that relies on clichéd road-trip tropes.
| Acting | The complete replacement of the original cast results in a jarring disconnect that alienates fans of the previous trilogy. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative relies heavily on tired, clichéd road-trip tropes that lack the unique character-driven growth of the earlier films. | |
| Humor | The film leans excessively on crude toilet humor and slapstick filth instead of the clever, relatable wit found in the source material. | |
| Direction | While some find the direction and baseline production quality acceptable for a standard family movie, others characterize it as an opportunistic and soulless cash-grab. |