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22.05.09 # Review # 8 CommentsOur official Night at the Museum 2 review. Is it as boring as a real museum?
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais
Early on in Night at the Museum 2 Steve Coogan’s General Octavius, after the plight of the characters has been explained, says to Ben Stiller, ‘I can see you’re slightly bothered.’ You won’t be. Not even. If you were considering checking this movie out, do yourself a favor and rent Jumanji instead. Same deal, little better.
The sorry excuse for an opening title sequence reveals one thing: Night at the Museum 2 is full of characters. But there are ‘characters’ and then there are characters. Night at the Museum 2 has the former in spades, the latter not at all. The movie features Amelia Earhart, Teddy Roosevelt, Al Capone, Napoleon, Abe Lincoln, General Custer, Einstein, a Roman soldier, a Cowboy, a Pharaoh, a pair of monkeys and a man named Larry Daley.
Once a guard in New York’s Museum of Natural History, where the exhibits come to life at night thanks to the mystical powers of an Egyptian tablet, Daley (Stiller) is a successful businessman, who we are introduced to as he shoots an infomercial for his latest product – the Daley Devices Glow in the Dark Flashlight – alongside infomercial veteran George Foreman in a less than amusing cameo. Stiller is in everyman mode here, which he can do just as well as his more eccentric roles, but in this case his character is completely lacking personality. Daley, in service of the wafer-thin plot, must prevent the animated exhibits from being put into storage in Washington, and in the process realize that the business enterprise that gave him nice suits, a big house, moderate fame and a good relationship with his son (cliché alert: the kid’s a self-sufficient computer whiz) is no replacement for working nights in a museum with kooky friends. Which makes sense moralistically, putting friendships before vain pursuits, except that Daley does not change at all over the course of the film.
The lack of characterization could be easily forgiven were the film funny or exciting in any way shape or form, but unfortunately most of the jokes are slaps to the face and funny voices, and any excitement that there might have been is negated by the failure to make you care about any of the characters. Jonah Hill’s five-second appearance as a security guard that Daley spars with is the most entertaining part of the film. Amy Adams is adorable as ever playing Amelia Earhart, but has nothing to do. It’s disappointing to see such heavyweight talent involved in the kind of ersatz ‘family fun’ that we have (regrettably) come to expect only from Eddie Murphy.
Night at the Museum 2 is soulless and bereft of all charm, with little entertainment value. A pedestrian and ultimately pointless sequel.
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 46%
Our Rating: D
Leave your own Night At The Museum 2 review in the comments.
You are so very wrong. I saw this film tonight and it was delightful…lots of laughs…what it was meant for…entertainment!! Yes, there were some less than perfect moments, but overall, it was much better than the demoralizing movies we are usually subjected to.
It was fun and entertaining; what’s not to like about a Roman soldier riding a squirrel? Ben Stiller is good in anything; not a heavy movie to contemplate…a fun movie for a Saturday afternoon. Accept it for that.
Great movie u obivously have no sense of humor this movie was great funny and a great adventure all round
My wife and I just saw the movie. I thought it was ridiculous, even for a kids movie. I expect at least a LITTLE basis of reality, or, are we to expect that a smashed up Smithsonian museum waiting for all the day-going people will not make any type of news.
I’m sorry, but even if its a kid’s movie, the idea that there will be no consequences to antics that result in broken windows, shattered box bits in the basement, and missing museum displays, not to mention Ben Stiller breaking the law posing as a guard and tresspassing, and Owen Wilson’s tit-grabbing related ‘second base’ joke.
Yeah, great movie for kids: Reek havoc now, they’ll be nothing to worry about tomorrow!
I laughed thru the whole movie! Fun and entertaining, Loved Amy Adams…she was great!
I totally disagree also!
Saw it yesterday and haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. An absolutely fantastic film – with fantastic actors. Just lots of laughs. Totally recommend it. Everyone I went with said the same. Loved it.
this movies sucks. it’s just propaganda, trying to elevate the moral of americans. of course, it fails miserably. it has no plot, and it’s empty like america’s economy. what a joke!
Well I thought it was an OK movie only thing i wish the guy did was Emilia Earhart or whatever came to life and ended up being with him cus they did make an epic couple or atleast she stayed at the museum lol but instead hes like no FU go back to ur place :/
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