Overall, just skip “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.” Mean-spirited for the sake of it one minute, stomach churning the next minute.Director: David Bowers Writer: Jeff Kinney, David Bowers, Adam Sztykiel Composer: Ed Shearmur Starring: Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright, Chris Coppola Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Genre: Comedy & Family Rating: PG We film critics at Geeks Under Grace don’t necessarily agree with each other all the time when it comes to our taste in movies, though May’s Boom, Bust or Meh revealed that we all apparently shared the belief that Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was gonna suck. Sadly, Rowley is barely in this movie, though he does show a desire to mind his parents and show respect. The only thing that really stood out is Rowley (the most godly character in the other movies and with a sense of humor cleaner than most of the other characters) thanking Greg’s parents for taking him out to eat at a restaurant aimed at younger kids (while Greg and Roderick complain in an attitude of ingratitude). Is there anything godly or funny in this movie? Very little. There’s an ugly pacifier for the baby, Greg gets a used diaper stuck to his hands (and adults are filming and laughing at him very meanly with no one offering to help him), someone vomits on a carnival ride, and there’s a mean-spirited stereotypical Southern-like family that lacks a sense of hygiene. Why doesn’t the father explain the road trip to his boss and explain to his wife that he needs to work? That’s a big issue with the film overall certain characters make their trials and difficulties harder than they need to be and with no humorous payoff or godly lessons learned. It’s also implied Greg’s father is lying to his boss about not being on a road trip. However, he lies to his wife about fasting on the technology when he could have easily explained the truth to her. Fair enough, using technology only for godly working purposes is allowable. Greg’s father is using his laptop behind the mother’s back, but only for work purposes.However, the mom is clearly portrayed in a fanatic-like mindset over the whole ordeal and it leads to Roderick and Greg trying to steal their phones back behind their mother’s back, which also leads to… Fair enough, a fasting from technology to spend time with family is godly and good. The mom wants her children to not simply play on the phones while on the road trip.Anything that could be done for godly reasons had ungodly motives or extremism surrounding it. I already had an idea I would be grossed out by the movie, so I made sure to not bring any snacks with me. Every character is either selfish, rude, or mean-spirited, and every moment not focused on sin made my stomach hurt. Not just because of the ungodliness and immorality of the characters, but the extreme gross-out humor. Negative-“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” was painful for me to sit through. The trip goes hilariously off course-thanks to Greg's scheme to (finally!) become famous.” Unsurprisingly, things do not go according to plan and Heffley family antics ensue. Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Greg convinces his family to take a road trip to attend his great grandmother’s 90th birthday as a cover for what he really wants: to attend a nearby gamer convention. Aerielle Dodson … Goth County Fair Patronĭavid Bowers-“ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” (2012), “ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (2011), “ Flushed Away” (2006), “ Astro Boy” (2009)
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