Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3.5 Stars

These are the times that try men's souls. Omaha Beach. St. Crispin's Day. The London Blitz. And....The first day of Jr. High.

"The Diary of a Wimpy Kid," like a disturbingly frank documentary, covers the most harrowing of what life can throw at a kid: sadistic P.E. teachers, school musicals, and (I shudder as I write this) the Jr. High cafeteria. In this faithful adaptation of the popular book of the same title, opening March 19, Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is a skinny, scrawny boy eager to make a glorious place for himself in his new school.