The kids loved it!

If I was a twelve year old in middle school I would have given this 5 stars; however I'm the adult who watched this with a twelve year old, and I'm honestly battling giving it 1 star instead of 2... This movie has a lot of good elements in it, but lacks the greatness of going to an actual middle school. It completely rips off 'Ramona and Beezus' and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.' Actually, scratch that, it takes those two and poops on them. A LOT! At least those two movies were funny and didn't have a cast full of two dimensional characters. This movie made me wonder a couple of things, but the thing I pondered most was: Why do they have tweens kissing each other? Couldn't they just leave that part out and kept the rest? Yes. They. Could. Have... During the kissing scene at the very end, I was sitting there with my cousin (did I mention he's twelve?) I looked over at him and he looked over at me and we both laughed so hard they kicked us out of the theater. No not really. We left willingly.

Rip Leo

Good movie for kids in elementary school and above

Absolutely loved this movie

Great show

I loved it!!!

There. is nice ok thank u for leting me. do therre💜

It was an awesome mommy and son date!

Must go see movie

fun great movie

Good movie

I found this movie to be very inspiring, especially for the the youth. The future of the world is in the minds of the next generation. It is a film I personally wish I seen as a kid. Very innovative, fun, and young.

Very cool

Everyone performed well. However the story was hopeless, boring and plain stupid

Took my granddaughters we all had a good time love the movie great family movie

cool

Fantastic kids movie

it wasnt like the book but very funny

So worth seeing

The film’s lone strength is the fleeting dramatic scenes offering a little back story — and pathos — on Rafe’s home life with his sweetly understanding single mom (Lauren Graham, who you’d guess wouldn’t have bothered otherwise).

Tom Russo

Boston Globe

It's a so-so film with jarring tone changes and a plot that sputters before a predictable ending. But there are moments of inspiration and authenticity.

Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

Ironically, Middle School’s message is about encouraging kids and grown-ups to think outside the box and yet, the filmmakers themselves do precisely the opposite.

Brad Wheeler

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)