Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

At least Silverstone, who hasn't lost her gift for comic pouting, is allowed to bring some humanity and playfulness to her killjoy character -- though this mainly reinforces the impression that she deserves better roles.

All in all, it's harmless fun.

Now, with a new cast in place, and tweaks to allow such mod-cons as social media, the wheels have come off entirely.

Parents may roll their eyes at the visceral, gross-out quality of the comedy.

The fourth in the Wimpy Kid film franchise skews towards a conspicuously young target demographic (say, five and under) with precious little left for the accompanying adults.

For once, it'll be the grownups asking the kids: "Are we there yet?"

If you aren't twelve years old or twelve-year-old-adjacent, there just isn't likely much for you to enjoy in this film.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a road trip movie that trips over every terrible family movie cliche with pacing so bad it made 91 minutes feel like a lifetime.

Probably best to watch on cable with the fam.

Adults will find The Long Haul the perfect descriptor for what's in store: never has 90 minutes felt so long.