'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' fails to live up to source material

A live actioner based on a popular (with teens) illustrated novel featuring Gordon as Geoff Heffley, a lad suddenly faced with the perils and pitfalls of Middle School, that curious Stateside institution where gross-out embarrassments and humiliations come in a ghastly non-stop stream.

Director: Thor Freudenthal

Cast: Zachary Gordon, Rachel Harris, Robert Capron