Review: Night At The Museum 2

Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)
starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Bill Hader, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Christopher Guest, Ricky Gervais
dir. Shawn Levy

Yawn. I wasn't a big fan of the first film, but there was something in the trailers that made me interested in checking this out. Well, I was suckerd. Good job marketing guys, you did a great job.

The saddest part about this movie is the waste of talent. Just look at that comedic roster up top. Coogan, Williams, Guest, Gervais, Azaria, Hader! It's a treasure trove of talent and all of it was tossed in the toilet. For most of the movie you're stuck following Stiller and Adams as they run through mass chaos in the hopes of entertaining. Don't even get me started on the fact that Jonah Hill is used in most of the trailers and only has that scene in the film! I figured Stiller and Hill would be able to vamp off of one another enough to give it some fun moments. Nope, just one scene, just one joke.

The whole thing is a mess and if you're a parent, shame on you or not trying to find better stuff for yor kids to watch. This is just big budget junk food and stale junk food at that. Please stop supporting this type of movie and take the kids twice to see Up! (2009). At least then you're supporting something with artistic merrit and not a movie by committee that is made for business purposes alone.

6 out of 10