DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (U)Rating: lll
BASED on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling book, David Bowers’s sequel continues the trials of wise-cracking tyke Greg Heffley.
Seventh-grader Greg (Zachary Gordon) thinks all of his problems are solved now he has moved up a year at School. Alas, insults in the corridor are nothing compared to the bullying he suffers at home from his older brother. Greg tries to catch the eye of pretty classmate Holly Hills while embarking on misadventures with long-suffering pal Rowley and classmates Fregley and Chirag Gupta.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules is more entertaining than its lacklustre predecessor, but has the feel of a straight-to-DVD film that has sneaked into the multiplexes. Greg’s ability to get himself into scrapes sometimes strains, but rising star Gordon weathers the water bombs of outrageous misfortune with good humour.
