Grade: C-
The Wimpy Kid series is brought to life again in the on-screen adaptation of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” by 20th Century Fox. At first glance, the film is a coming-of-age comic lover’s dream, but when audiences take a closer look, they’ll find a not-so-strong plotline, virtually no intimacy with the protagonist, an overall snooze fest and waste of an hour. Unless the once-rejoicing tweens who believed the film would be as dynamite as the best-selling series are completely deluded, they’re probably whining that the aesthetic of their favorite series has been destroyed.