Having not seen the previous movie installments of the series, I believe I am viewing this third installment with what I would consider to be extremely objective eyes. Jeff Kinney’s wildly successful “novels,” in the cartoon series, puts this third release squarely in line with the last two books. This one seems to narrow the focus more on seventh-grader Greg Heffler’s (Zachary Gordon) relationship with his dad (Steve Zahn) and from all accounts of the previous installments, this warm, funny “Dog Days” release seems to be the best of the three “Wimpy Kid” movies. There are many things to speak about positively in this movie, but the skillful acting by Zahn and Gordon really helps drive those positive scenes, particularly one in which Zahn expresses his disappointment, in his son, with so much purity and sorrow that every parent who has ever said, “I’m not mad…I’m just really disappointed in you,” should worship him as a ‘guilt-tripping’ god. Zahn (along with his co-star in this particular scene), really nails each and every scene and shows the diverse side of this veteran comedic actor. Throughout the movie, Greg and his dad intentionally participate in numerous father/son activities that are hilarious on every level, but also have an element of truth that combines constant fatherly disappoint with a seemingly realistic truthful father/son relationship. READ FULL REVIEW