Comprised of events taken from both the third and fourth book in Jeff Kinney's popular Wimpy Kid series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days proves be a cute and fun adventure for its youthful fans (major stress on the cute).
Tackling the long days of summer, Dog Days follows Greg and Rowley (played again by series regulars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron) as they work to fill their afternoons away from the classroom. But trouble continues to follow Greg as he finds himself in the middle of a complex web of lies that lead to only one possible conclusion, and it isn't pretty.
Through the 90-minute feature, audiences are taken through some interesting situations as our leading duo spend many days at the local country club, participating in an unwanted skinny dipping exercise and showing that when it comes to the game of tennis, the Wii isn't quite up to par with on-court training. Mix that with a hellish road trip, an unfortunate camping expedition, and a pot roast dinner unlike any other, and the laughs continue to come for the series' younger fans.
But the film hits several roadblocks in terms of originality. Sure, it earns the "cute" adjective and will stir up a few chuckles from the older audience, but most of that is short lived. Dog Days is crafted from a book made for adolescent readers. The film, in much the same parallel, has been created for adolescent viewers. It's mindless, lighthearted fun that is just "cute" enough to work"”unlike a mysterious pot roast dinner that I won't be able to forget soon enough!
