Thin, spry "Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" provides family fun
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| Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley |
"Diary
of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" arrives in time for - you guessed it - the
dog days of summer, and this is a perfect fit for the family for this
time of year. Thinly amusing yet energetic and enjoyable enough to hold
the young ones interest for a bit, "Dog Days" is the third film in the
profitable series that's in turn based on Jeff Kinney's very popular
children's books (for fans of the books, this film follows the third and
fourth books) and follows the travails of middle schooler Greg Heffley
(Zachary Gordon), his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron) and his family
that includes Mom and Dad Heffley (Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn,
respectively) and older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick). This story
follows Greg and Rowley and their summer adventures and Greg's attempts
to woo a pretty girl in his class named Holly (Peyton List), not to
mention attempting to stay out of trouble long enough to avoid being
sent to military school. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" is much like
the other films, it provides enough amusement to just get along,
providing clean and cool family fun for 90 minutes. Admittedly and
unsurprisingly, the Canadian-produced and filmed "Dog Days" is as lazy
and predictable as a warm summer day and feels much thinner than the
first two films, but then that could be the point. Greg and Rowley go to
the pool. They go to an amusement park. Even a party yet trouble seems
to find them at every turn, and the fun is often how they will make it
out. Gordon (who's rapidly aging) is an inspired Greg, as is Capron as
the plump, sensitive Rowley, though I most enjoyed seeing Zahn yuck up a
few laughs in an expanded role as Greg's Dad. Kids and families will
get the most out of the spry, entertaining "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog
Days," which may come as a welcome relief to escaping the summer heat.
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