Disney+ is a well-oiled machine when it comes to regularly producing new family-friendly content, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever is one of their latest fresh original outputs. The animated Christmas comedy special is the seventh installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, which are all based on the original books by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. Clocking in at just over an hour, this movie immerses viewers in Christmastime with the Heffley family through the eyes of our titular “wimpy kid” Greg (Wesley Kimmel), who is at the center of some serious seasonal hijinks. But does Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever belie its name and stand strong as must-watch seasonal streaming, or is it ultimately just a weak attempt at a holiday hit?
The Gist: For Greg Heffley (Wesley Kimmel), Christmas is all about the gifts. As a result, he’s trying his best to be good all December long so he can get a new gaming system called the MegaStation 9000, but things don’t go according to plan. When Greg and his goody-two-shoes best friend Rowley Jefferson (Spencer Howell) accidentally damage a snowplow while constructing a…
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