Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems?

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Movie
German title Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems?
Original title Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
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Director David Bowers
script Jeff Judah ,
Gabe Sachs
production Nina Jacobson ,
Brad Simpson ,
Ethan Smith
music Edward Shearmur
camera Jack N. Green
cut Troy Takaki
occupation
synchronization
chronology

←  Predecessor
Greg's Diary - Surrounded by Idiots!

Successor  →
Greg's Diary 3 - It wasn't me!

Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems? (Original title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules ) is an American literary film adaptation by director David Bowers from 2011 . The film is based on the second part of the book series Gregs Diary by Jeff Kinney .

action

Greg Heffley is a year older and in seventh grade. But otherwise everything stays the same. As in the previous year, he is the target of the schoolyard rowdy and his brother Rodrick. It doesn't help that his mother offers a reward for getting along well with Rodrick. Then there is the new student Holly Hills. Greg has fallen in love with her, but she doesn't look at him. But suddenly everything turns for the better when Greg helps his brother out of a difficult situation. The relationship between the brothers has improved.

Differences from the book

  • In the book Rupert got injured by Greg and therefore Greg has to appear on stage as a magician together with Scotty Douglas. In the film, Rupert gets the idea to act as a magician with Greg.
  • Holly Hills only has a supporting role in the sketch that Greg wrote in the book. Her role is definitely more important in film.
  • In the book, a recording of the talent show is posted on the Internet by an unspecified person. In the film, however, Greg is the one who posts the recording on the internet.
  • In the book, Frank waits by the garbage cans until Rodrick's performance is over, but in the film, "Dancing Mommy" (Susan) is filmed by him.
  • During Rodrick's party, in Rodrick's book, Greg was locked in the basement all night, but in the film, Greg manages to use a ruse to still be at the party.
  • In the book, Rodrick and Greg have more arguments, but in the movie they're friends.
  • The film doesn't reveal who won, but the book does.
  • In the book, Rodrick is allowed to participate in the talent competition, in the film he is almost not allowed to participate.

production

Filming began on August 23, 2010 in Vancouver and New Westminster and continued through October 27, 2010.

The film premiered on March 17, 2011 in Singapore . The official release in the United States was on March 25, 2011. In Germany, the film was released on June 2, 2011. The film has been available on Blu-ray and DVD in German-speaking countries since September 30, 2011 .

synchronization

The German-language dubbed version was created under the direction of Marius Clarén at Berliner Synchron AG Wenzel Lüdecke .

role actor German voice actor
Greg Heffley Zachary Gordon Nick Romeo Reimann
Rodrick Heffley Devon Bostick Ricardo Richter
Frank Heffley Steve Zahn Gerrit Schmidt-Foss
Susan Heffley Rachael Harris Peggy Sander
Manny Heffley Connor and Owen Fielding Vicco Clarén
Rupert Jefferson Robert Capron Henning Katz
Holly Hills Peyton List Mathilda from Benda
Patty Farrell Laine MacNeil Soraya judge
Fregley Grayson Russell Amadeus seal
Chirag Gupta Karan Brar Minh Tan Phan
Ben Segal Bryce Hodgson Raúl Richter
Bill Walter Fran Kranz Julien Haggége
Coach Malone Andrew McNee Michael Iwannek
Grandfather Heffley Terence Kelly Peter Groeger
Mr. Draybick John Shaw Kai Taschner
Mr. Salt Serge Houde Frank-Otto Schenk
Mrs. Bingham Sheila Paterson Sonja German
Mrs. Kohan Teryl Rothery Marina Krogull
Mrs. Norton Belita Moreno Martina Treger
Pastor Alec Willows Reinhard Scheunemann

reception

criticism

The film received mixed reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes , the film gets a rating of 47 percent.

The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan primarily criticized the script: “The problem isn't really the actors' acting skills, but rather the script. Too much time was wasted on making the characters cute and cute instead of plausible. ”( English “ The problem doesn't really lie in the acting but in the writing. There's too much effort expended on making the kids cute and cuddly, instead of plausible. " ) Mary Pols of Time Magazine said," Greg's Diary 2 - Are you having problems? is full of slapstick. "( English " Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is full of lively slapstick. " )

The film was rated two out of five stars by the online portal Filmstarts :

“What just reads like a premise is actually the story of the Greg sequel, which works its way from one subplot to the next without ever targeting a larger whole. To call this episodic would be a euphemism. Although there are many indications that Greg's childlike, clumsy wooing for the favor of the class beauty Holly is the central theme, in the end her appearance remains too sporadic to ever take an interest in the character. When Greg's second screen appearance comes to a happy end after 99 minutes, he and Rodrick will have learned some rather shallow insights into brotherly cohesion and intra-family loyalty, Holly will finally know his name and the young audience will have laughed heartily a few times. Parents will at least dismiss Greg's Diary 2 visit as a nice afternoon at the cinema and will have already forgotten on the way home. It may not have been a gain, but neither was it a painful loss. "

- Filmstarts.de

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.

Awards and nominations

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year Award For category result
2012 Young Artist Award Laine MacNeil Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Won
Zachary Gordon Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Nominated
Robert Capron Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
Karan Brar Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
Connor and Owen Fielding Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Ten and Under
Dalila Bela Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Ten and Under

Sequels

On August 3, 2012, the sequel came out in the United States under the name Greg's Diary 3 - It wasn't me! in the cinemas. Greg's Diary 4 - Bad Trap! from 2017 has a completely new line-up.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Greg's Diary 2: Are there any problems? ( German ) In: amazon.de . Amazon . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems? In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on February 6, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011) - Movie Reviews ( English ) In: rottentomatoes.com . Rotten tomatoes . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Sean O'Connell: Critic Review for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules ( English ) In: washingtonpost.com . Washington Post . March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Mary Pols: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Second Time Is Charming ( English ) In: time.com . Time . March 24, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ Critique of the Filmstarts.de editorial team ( German ) In: filmstarts.de . Film starts . Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ 33rd Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations ( English ) In: youngartistawards.org . Young Artist Award . Retrieved February 6, 2013.