unfortunately, the fresh blood has been saddled with a tired story, the family road trip that goes outlandishly awry, and the result is another forgettable film
the only thing really new/fresh about this fourth installment in the movie franchise based on Jeff Kinney's best-selling book series is the cast, including Silverstone as mom Alice
for all the gags, Rodrick's staggering dumbness and enough poop jokes to keep the average kid happily chortling, this Wimpy Kid seems to drag in the second half, feeling longer than its 92-minutes
as a low comedy about crazed middle-American family life, "The Long Haul" pretty much delivers on its promise, diapers and all. At least the ratio of giggles to groans runs about 50/50
"The Long Haul" is an ironically apt descriptor for this story of a family vacation gone wrong. One hesitates to refer to it as a "comedy," as the jokes are few and far between. "Horror" was the word that came to mind frequently during these grim 90 min.
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]
by Stephen Whitty [NY Daily News ]
by Linda Barnard [Toronto Star ]
