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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekEven the gags we've all seen before are handled so deftly you almost forget how ancient they are.
- 75Boston GlobeTom RussoBoston GlobeTom RussoCredit Bowers and company, finally, for making some good calls about where to follow the leads furnished to them by the book and the first movie, and where to get creative.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyUnlike the first film, which was broader and more episodic, this one has a narrative throughline.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreIt just takes a very long time to get going. Apparently seventh grade doesn't pack as much potential for amusing, scarred-for-life trauma as sixth grade.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzAn improvement over its predecessor.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe sequel, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, isn't motivated to change the formula in the least, but it's ever-so-slightly more palatable, if only for being less of a total spazz.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI didn't laugh much, nor did my 10-year-old companions, but nobody had their soul crushed by the experience. This is the film industry's Hippocratic oath: First, crush no souls.
- 42Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallNothing to skip school over but at least it's not in 3-D. No sense in paying an extra ticket charge for something belonging on TV, anyway.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThis time, tedium sets in early and never loosens its grip. The gags are obvious, predictable and dull.