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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’ delivers light-hearted humor

Caroline Spath, Multimedia Editor

April 13, 2011

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules' delivers light-hearted humor

When I walked into the theater on Sunday, April 3, I saw eight other people waiting for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” to start. If the small audience was any inclination to the success of this movie, I would have expected a train wreck. Not that I didn’t already have low expectations.

But small audience and low expectations aside, this movie was the farthest thing from a train wreck. It was hilarious, sweet, and had a great message about family.

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,” a sequel to “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” shows Greg Heffley’s (Zachary Gordon) life as a seventh grader with his new friend Fregley (Grayson Russell). Greg is set on becoming popular, but he runs across a problem.

His older brother Rodrick Heffley (Devon Bostick) and his younger brother Manny Heffley (Connor Fielding) are keen on ruining Greg’s life, which he doesn’t appreciate, especially since he has a crush on the new girl in school, Holly Hills (Peyton List). His mother, Susan Heffley (Rachael Harris), believes that her sons need to spend bonding time together and is determined to make it happen.

I found the relationship between Greg and Rodrick extremely relatable. Having two older brothers myself, I definitely could understand their complicated relationship. They had moments where they hated each other and moments where they loved each other, which honestly portrays the relationship I tend to have with my siblings.

Although I didn’t see the first film, or read Jeff Kinney’s “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” the inspiration for the movie, I found this film enjoyable. The boys caused some mischief and I found the immature humor somewhat nostalgic and amusing—a movie I could watch without having to think about it.

I could sit back in the theater, along with the eight other audience members, and brainlessly laugh along with the jokes. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone with a mature sense of humor or to anyone looking for a very engaging film. If you just want to unwind and see a lighthearted movie, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” is definitely the film for you.

Caroline Spath is a Multimedia Editor for “The Patriot” and jcpatriot.com.