Ben Stiller,
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Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the unfortunate night watchman who continues to encounter living and breathing museum exhibits in Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian, 20th Century F... read more
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Release Date: May 22, 2009
Keywords:
summer,
family,
cute,
kids,
funny,
comedy,
2nd,
children's,
popcorn,
average,
same,
alright,
first one,
ben stiller,
amy adams,
hank azaria,
Ben Stiller ,
Amy Adams ,
Hank Azaria ,
Amelia Earhart
DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009
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August 18, 2009Not bad. I dont usually like Ben Stiller. But this served as a perfect segue into my activities in DC with my girls. We are going to be exploring the Smithsonian and this movie got them so excited to go.
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December 29, 2011Battle of the Smithsonian makes Night at the Museum look like Citizen Kane as somehow they've managed to throw in even more unneccesary CGI, Characters, painfully bad jokes and un funny slapstick. The one word honestly that would describe the entire film as a sequel or as a stand... read more
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December 14, 2011The follow up to Ben Stiller's hit goes by the motto: bigger, larger, more. And the idea to take it to the Washington Smithsonian museums, where you do not only get historical figures come to life, but also paintings and planes is actually pretty fun. There is plenty of action an... read more
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November 3, 2011[My predicted rating: 3]
An entertaining follow up to the first, time has moved on, so we're in with the new and almost out with the old, introducing new characters (along with old). It was of course the introduction of Amelia Earhart that carried the film and whilst it was ea... read more -
August 29, 2011I genuinely enjoy this whole franchise and think that the sequel although good, will never match the honest hilarity and hijinx of the first movie.
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June 9, 2011This film is not that bad, even if it is the exact same movie as the first. Amy Adams is superb!
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February 27, 2011Bad sequel, it was boring, unoriginal, and Stillers performance was forgettable
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December 31, 2010A fairly good follow up to the first. Lacking some of the charm of the first and some of those characters have smaller parts this time round. Idea was good of the tablet going to the biggest collection of museums in America, bringing even more exhibits to life. More of the same r... read more
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December 26, 2010This is a great sequel and it's not often that a sequel is better than the original movie. I think this movie has a better and more involved storyline. Larry (Ben Stiller) has left the museum and has become a successful inventor. Meanwhile the museum exhibits have been moved to W... read more
Critic Reviews
June 1, 2009
David Denby, New Yorker
May 26, 2009
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
It's a collection of some of the most interesting figures throughout history and some of the most talented performers we have working today. Full Review
May 26, 2009
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
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. Full Review
May 22, 2009
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, is breezier than the first Museum, at least to me, which means in three years I'll be revising my opinion downward. Full Review
May 22, 2009
Dan Kois, Washington Post
The museum sparkles, but the movie is awfully dull. Full Review
May 22, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Marvel at the movie's cheerful idiocy, which seems definitive -- even though the summer season has just begun -- and at the efficiency with which the filmmakers have dumbed down a dumb premise of prov... Full Review
May 22, 2009
Belinda Luscombe, TIME Magazine
In bringing history, literally, to life, and having as much fun with it as it is computer-graphically possible to have, director Shawn Levy and Reno 911 writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon at ... Full Review
May 22, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Battle of the Smithsonian is far from art, but there's plenty of art in it, and for parents seeking a reasonable afternoon's entertainment for the kids, that's recommendation enough. Full Review
May 22, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Adults who see this movie unaccompanied by a child should sign up pronto for therapy with Gabriel Byrne on In Treatment. Full Review
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