Night At The Museum 2: A Review
June 3rd 2009 02:07
The tugging question on everyone’s mind when they purchase a ticket which has a ‘2’ after the movie title is almost always how does anyone beat the first one? Well, they could also think of ‘Oh my gosh I am gonna drool over him/her again; this time I’ll prepare lots of Kleenex’ but I doubt that Ben Stiller is remotely drool-worthy. So I’ll stick to my earlier thought.
So if you watched the first one, which I assumed you did, since you are scouring the internet to look for reviews regarding the second one, let me say it from the start. The second’s one bigger. And better.
There you have it. But back to the question of how. Would it be the same museum? Same exhibits? How could the mysterious Egyptian tablet do its magic twice? Ah… In number two the cast is thrown (literally) into a bigger museum but the central characters remain the same. 8 or 9 central characters are either heavily CGI-ed or costumed up and the rest is just background noise for these 8 or 9. Of course do not expect CGI and/or cinematography of ‘Jumanji’ or ‘Star Trek’ proportions. This is supposed to be ‘really’ happening.
The movie of course centers around Ben Stiller but I was never a fan of his cinematic endeavours. To me, he started off as on par with Adam Sandler but the difference is Sandler has ventured into more serious films; whereas Ben still only stays in his own slapstick genre. But I guess as long as you’re happy and raking in the big bucks; you don’t see the need to change. And that’s the thing as well, Ben Stiller doesn’t up his ante; it’s the usual big-eyed, mouth ajar, crazy hair expression you always get with him. Couple with the occasional eyebrow furry and fight with a monkey/cat/small animal of your choice.
Back to the movie; it doesn’t really lack action or pace and manage to hold your attention well. There were a few kiddy laugh-out-loud moments in the cinema but for most of the time, the jokes are deep and have historical connotations. Kids would be intrigued by the colours, the familiarity of a museum and the coming of life of statues. It IS a family show after all and its good to sit in innocent movies once in a while; to take away the dirt of the world, if only for a few moments.
Watch it if you enjoyed the first one and wanted something more. If only animators were cheaper, I would truly believe this would be more impactful movie.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
DM
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