So many pics are registered under this genre, but Wimpy Kid have constructed an exclusive zeal: to glory juvenile fun. And albeit lead star Zachary Gordon already hits puberty yet the movie remains consistent in being childish, Dog Days an undoubtedly acceptable spectacle.
This time around, we get to problem summer vacation. Unlike the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb, in which lead brothers have no idea what to do, Gregg (Zachary Gordon) has got it all figured out. He'll play video games, every day. That's the summer vacation plan. Gregg style.
Unfortunately, Dad (Steve Zahn) has some other plans. Dad Heffley wants Son Heffley to go and get a job. And since Gregg already have his plans, he plots a secret plan so that his summer vacation is spent well, while his father is not angered by him.
He seeks help of his cuddly obnoxious best friend Rowley (Robert Carpon) to sneak him in--EVERYDAY--in a country club that Rowley and a few of his friends are members, making his dad believe that he works there.
Days is the third movie adaptation in the Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise. Gordon who plays Gregg character, like the nerd that he is, learns his lesson in each installment. In Dog Days, he drops a note in his voice, but a notch in comfort in playing the part. Robert Carpon, as the dumb-ish best bud, is irresistible to be ignored that easily.
Gregg's brother Rodrick (who've had a big exposure in the franchise in the earlier seqeul: Rodrick Rules) is played by Devon Bostick. And though he's already got his ticket to young-adult Hollywood plays samey-good as the bully and discreetly caring brother.
What director David Bowers understood is the goal of the pic. Bowers intently bounce back-and-forth to some terrible humor and some witty ones, varying from some of the worst slapstick (and to mention, overused) comedies to some touchy and hearty jokes that are really effective by the way.
The PG-rating felt a little inappropriate because Days is actually pure wholesome, family-friendly entertainment. Besides childish humor and self-awareness, Dog Days however have nothing plausible to offer.
RATING: A-
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