The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Comedy · Family · 2010
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
Movie details
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
“It's not a diary, it's a movie.”
2010 Comedy · Family 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Thor Freudenthal
Written by
Jackie Filgo · Jeff Filgo · Jeff Judah · Gabe Sachs
Zachary Gordon
Greg Heffley
Robert Capron
Rowley Jefferson
Steve Zahn
Frank Heffley
Devon Bostick
Rodrick Heffley
Rachael Harris
Susan Heffley
Chloë Grace Moretz
Angie Steadman
Laine MacNeil
Patty Farrell
Court is in session
Put Diary of a Wimpy Kid on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.