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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's nimble, bright and funny. It doesn't dumb down. It doesn't patronize. It knows something about human nature.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDoes a great job of being in two places at once: In the head and gangly bodies of kids, and in the hearts of those of us who have survived grades 6-8.
- 80Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesIt's eminently suitable for children, fully inhabiting their world and finding real laughs there without resorting to sentiment, condescension, or snarky in-jokes for the adults.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreCrass, gross and juvenile in all the best (and worst) ways, Diary is aimed squarely at a tween "don't touch the cheese" demographic. And if you don't get it, maybe you're just too old for a good booger joke.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA likable movie for kids that will make adults chuckle as well because of the movie's key ingredient -- wit.
- 70VarietyVarietyIt's a spry, fluffy comedy.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceSweet and funny at either end, but in between, it sags with endless repetition of gross bodily functions.
- 50St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsThe kiddie audience will laugh a few times, but it would take an electron microscope to find an original idea or joke in this entire cartoonish movie.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsKids may love the movie, and even kids who love the books may like it. For me, though, an astonishing percentage of the books' appeal has vanished.
- 30Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzA mean-spirited little movie, investing its limited charms in all the wrong characters.