Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 19, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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8
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6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston GlobeTom RussoMay 17, 2017
For all her “Clueless” comedy cred, Silverstone just might be at her best conveying a mother’s special knack for witheringly guilting her boys. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 15, 2017
An amiable, fast-paced entry that should win over fans. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenMay 15, 2017
By now Bowers, who also directed the last two Wimpy Kid movies, knows how to choreograph the inherent chaos for optimal giggles, even if many of the book’s more satirical elements have been swapped out for broader slapstick. Read full review
50
Washington PostJane HorwitzMay 18, 2017
Every single sight gag in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul telegraphs its punchline for what seems like an eternity. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJody MitoriMay 18, 2017
The best indicator of whether you’ll like the film version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is whether you think flying vomit is funny. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMay 17, 2017
The “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has been, at its core, “Alvin and the Chipmunks” without the rodents. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 15, 2017
The movie lacks the wince-with-recognition middle school spark that marked the first film in this tweenage franchise. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerMay 17, 2017
Here is the problem with making four movies about a middle-schooler who only ages a little and learns sitcom-ready lessons: After a while, it all starts to feel as repetitive and uninspired as any number of more ambitious franchises. The Long Haul has a chance to reimagine the series and only comes up with Vacation Junior. Read full review
40
IGNAlex WelchJun 1, 2017
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is yet another disappointing attempt by Hollywood to deliver an adaptation worthy of its source material. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 18, 2017
Unfortunately, the fresh blood has been saddled with a tired story, the family road trip that goes outlandishly awry, and the result is another forgettable film. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMay 15, 2017
The film's problem isn't so much the grossness of its humor as the laziness with which it's executed. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisMay 17, 2017
No doubt, the under-10 crowd will love this bathroom vulgarity, even more so when their adult chaperones experience a flush of embarrassment. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Andrew ParkerMay 20, 2017
Packed with stilted performances and hackneyed jokes from the road-movie playbook, it doesn’t work unless you’ve never seen another film in your life. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireMay 18, 2017
Jettisons everything that’s honest and worthwhile about the books in favor of hackneyed misadventures and gross-out scatological humor. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshMay 18, 2017
A dirge of unfunny scatological material, techno-anxiety and child endangerment masquerading as familial bonding. Settle in for the "Long Haul," because this is one bumpy, miserable ride. Read full review
25
TheWrapSam FragosoMay 15, 2017
Unconscionably overlong while offensively appealing to the lowest common denominator of filmgoers, this film would appear to lack a single reason to exist. Read full review
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