![]() A mom shows off pictures of her naked babies. A boy is seen wearing only his underwear. A character gets sick and his vomit lands on another man’s face. The movie is full of crude bathroom humor, including diapers, smelly bowel movements, urinating into a bottle (with sound effects), and eavesdropping on a stranger using the bathroom. Characters steal, break and enter and make threats to others. A boat trailer falls of the hitch of a moving vehicle while a person is aboard the vessel. Luggage falls off the back of a trailer causing road hazards. A van gets stuck and splatters mud all over a group of characters. Birds attack people and they get covered in droppings. ![]() Rats and cockroaches are seen in a shabby hotel. Prankster kids get reprimanded by a police officer. A man operates a van while being distracted by a phone, his children, a pet and other commotions within the vehicle: Near car accidents occur. Characters lie to one another, including a father who doesn’t tell his employer that he is taking time off work. A character is frequently mocked and shamed in a video that goes viral on social media. Slapstick antics are pervasive in this script about family discord. Why is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul rated PG? Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is rated PG by the MPAA for some rude humor. Starring Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Juan Gaspard. So, unless you’re an avid fan of the movies, or book series by Jeff Kinney upon which the script is based, you might want to steer clear of this Heffley vacation. And although the script does eventually attempt to redeem itself with scenes of reconciliation and teamwork, it just feels like too little, too late. Gone is the charm that occasionally glimmered in some of the earlier adventures in this franchise. Unfortunately, none of the silly antics are very funny. And so are the lies the characters tell one another. Slapstick kerfuffles, along with diaper and bathroom gags are abundant. Highlights include adopting a pet pig, vomiting on an amusement park ride, being attacked by birds, getting stuck in the mud, and offending another family that then follows the Heffleys with angry threats. From beginning to end, this road trip features one disaster after another. After being forced to comply, plus accept mom’s hand-packed lunch full of nutritious snacks, the Heffley men hit the freeway, certain things cannot get any worse. But even Dad (Tom Everett Scott) really isn’t committed to handing over his devices. ![]() As expected, she meets with flak from her oldest son Rodrick (Charlie Wright) and her cranky toddler Manny (Dylan and Wyatt Walters). Hoping for some family bonding time, she has decided the holiday will be tech-free. And that’s when Mom launches her next unpleasant surprise. With this ulterior motive, Greg straps on his seatbelt ready to endure the four-day journey. Using a little stealth, the tween boy figures he can sneak away from the gathering and return before anyone even knows he’s gone. Sadly, the only one looking forward to the party and extended family reunion is Mom (Alicia Silverstone)-until Greg realizes they will be traveling near the location of a video game convention that he would love to attend. This tale picks up just as the family prepares for a long drive to attend the 90 th birthday of Meemaw (Mimi Gould). Trading in the cast that starred in the first three films ( Dairy of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) for younger models, Jason Drucker now plays Greg Heffley, the journal keeper. Anyone watching this latest entry in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise will have to admit it is aptly named, because getting through it (even though the runtime is only 91 minutes) feels like a Long Haul. ![]()
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