Rules aren't for everyone.
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.
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- sparerichly built
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- Renoon TMDB · Feb 20176/10
**New school, new beginning and a new set of rules to adapt. What bad could happen.** Not good as I expected, either not bad as what the majority those who saw it says. The film was based on the book of the same name and the first one of I think in the nine book series. It tells the story of a middle school boy who transferred to a new school. Having no friends, straight he falls prey to a bully. Beyond that, the principal turns his life in the campus even harder with all his strict rules. His real adventure begins when he starts to break every rule and bring chaos, as well as joys in his schoolmates. From this, how the remaining story shapes are told with a twist. There are similarities with this and many other films, particularly 'Wimpy Kid...'. Those interfering animations resemble that film. It's like a normal protocol in these days children film, so no complaint on that. But I'm very impressed with the quality. This film was too childish. I mean there's nothing wrong for the kids watching it, they will enjoy it. But for the adults, who had seen lots of middle school themed films of the 80s and the 90s, so it might look an average one. A good film for families with young kids.
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Cast
- Griffin GluckRafe Khatchadorian
- Lauren GrahamJules Khatchadorian
- Alexa NisensonGeorgia Khatchadorian
- Andy DalyPrincipal Dwight
- Thomas BarbuscaLeo Khatchadorian
- Rob RiggleBear
- Isabela MercedJeanne Galletta
- RettaIda Stricker
- Adam PallyMr. Teller
- Luke HardemanShon
Crew
- Steve CarrDirector
- Chris BowmanScreenplay
- Hubbel PalmerScreenplay
- Kara HoldenWriter
- Julio MacatDirector of Photography
- Jeff CardoniOriginal Music Composer
- Wendy Greene BricmontEditor
- Craig HerringEditor
- Bill RobinsonProducer
- Leopoldo GoutProducer
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