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Reviews Counted:156
Fresh:69
Rotten:87
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania.
Australian Theatrical Release:
May 21, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $177,118,775
Synopsis: Shawn Levy (CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, JUST MARRIED) directs the sequel of his hit film NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), now a successful entrepreneur, returns to the Museum... [More]
The two short scenes that bring British comic Ricky Gervais into the movie as the stuffy museum administrator suggest the possibility of a third movie... A decent script surely is needed before that's given the go-ahead.
Top CriticNever less than politely entertaining, but often misses its huge targets.
Top CriticProves to be bigger and better than the first.
Top CriticWhen Night at the Museum 2 sticks to its preferred brand of high-jinks, it delivers upon its promise of plenty of throwaway fun for the all-ages crowd.
Top CriticAll up it's Levy's best work so far and while I realise that's faint praise, it's far from being damning.
Top CriticThe Toy Story-esque plot could be written on the femur of dormouse and some scenes still lean towards inanity. But, in the main, this is a funnier and more coherent slice of kids' entertainment.
Top CriticA lack of discipline and a desire to appeal to the lowest common denominator have wreaked havoc on a decent cast and a great idea, almost burying the outstanding effects. It's a flimsy rescue story.
Top CriticIt seems that the actors got together for this film just to have some fun, interacting with one another in an overblown SNL sketch with plenty of special effects.
Kids should still get a kick out of this Museum, but adults may have a harder time finding something worth laughing at this time around.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is that most rare of exhibits: a sequel that's actually better than the original.
Atrociously dumb.
It's not a bad movie. Just an unnecessary one.
So many new characters have been added to the ones who appeared in the original film, and director Shawn Levy flits between them at such a zippy pace, no one gets much of a chance to register. And that's a huge waste of the comic talents amassed [here].
This is a family comedy that will entertain the kids and amuse the grown-ups. It’s also a rare Hollywood sequel that’s better than the original.
It’s a collection of some of the most interesting figures throughout history and some of the most talented performers we have working today.
... a retread that retraces what was funny in the first film but isn't anymore since the surprise and delight of discovery is gone.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is a more enriching experience, and it features Joan Of Arc as an aerobics instructor.
The sense of wonder the movie engenders is palpable, and anything that makes museums look cool (which this movie does, in spades) deserves a vote of thanks from civilization as a whole.
The sequel is missing what made the first film so special; magic and mystery. The first flick is far superior.
The sweet spot between action and inspired silliness.
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