<Li> Jeff Kinney as Mr. Hills, Holly's father </Li> <P> This film is the last movie in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series to feature the original cast, as they aged out of their roles as middle - schoolers . </P> <P> Principal photography began on August 8, 2011 in Vancouver and was completed on October 7, 2011 . The location for the country club pool was Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool in Coquitlam, BC . Filming at Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool took place during the end of August 2011 . The municipal outdoor pool scenes at the beginning and the end of the movie were filmed at Steveston Outdoor pool in Richmond, BC . Filming occurred at the Steveston Outdoor pool during the beginning of September 2011 . The Chinese Bunkhouse at the Steveston Shipyards in Richmond, BC was the location of the Wilderness Explorers cabin for Troop 133 . During filming, stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron, were seen riding the Corkscrew at Playland at Vancouver's fair, the PNE . A poster was leaked in March 2012 . A teaser trailer was attached to The Three Stooges . An advance screening for the film was held on July 31, 2012 . </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of 51% based on 71 reviews and an average rating of 5.5 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Overly familiar and a bit too reliant on slapstick, the sitcom - like Dog Days fails to improve upon previous installments and will likely appeal to few outside its target audience ." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 54 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A −" on an A+ to F scale . </P>

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