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The third installment of the Wimpy Kid movies, Dog Days contains plenty of mild rude humor and slapstick moments that kids will find hilarious -- a jaunt through the mens' locker room (eeww!), campsite pranks, and a kid losing his swimsuit as he dives into the pool to name a few. But while there is also a hilarious and disgusting scene involving a pot roast, the rest of the movie contains very little meat. Greg basically makes it through the summer by lying about everything to everyone. He lies to his father about getting a job (among other things), he lies to his best friend, he lies to the people working at the country club, he lies to his best friends parents -- the list goes on. But even with all of this lying going on, there is rarely much dramatic tension involved in his tangled web of deceit. And when everything comes to a head, the resolution doesn't fully address Greg's actions or the consequences. The father-son relationship at the heart of the story provides some honest, endearing and funny moments in the film. However, I would have loved to have seen a little more depth in their story arc as well. The dad gets a lack luster moment to shine, but he doesn't get the chance to earn any real respect or teach his son in a meaningful way. Overall, families can enjoy this film for the totally kid-oriented comedy (I'm not saying grownups won't still laugh at it), which is mildly rude in some cases, but not that bad considering. The film also contains very little violence, no drugs or alcohol, and little in the way of sexual content. So, it's got all that going for it. Parents may want to have a casual follow up conversation about what it means to have integrity and how Greg could have done a little more to make up the trust that he lost with, basically everyone he knows.Read full review
This is good for the whole family to enjoy you won't get bored because the characters are really funny and cute and the storylines are pretty good and easy to follow for younger viewers!
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Great series. Engaging actors.
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The third movie is good, not as good as the first and second movies.
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Was a great family movie. We (parents) enjoyed watching with our kids!!
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