A Night at the Museum
A Night at the Museum could have been a great movie; it certainly has the cast for it: Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, and Ricky Gervais). That said, it is not a great movie, and I’m certain some movie reviewers expressed their disappointment in not getting a Young Frankenstein with some lower than deserved reviews.
There is nothing wrong with this movie. It sets out to be what it is, and it does so successfully. It is fun and enjoyable and there’s nothing in it, with perhaps the exception of one scene with Attila the Hun, that falls flat or rings hollow. The plot is what it needs to be, and no more. The special effects, which once would have been stunning, are very well done, but nothing we’ve not seen before.
The movie is funny, and has some great moments, most of them involving Wilson, Coogan, or Gervais.
If you are looking for some light comedy fun then this is the movie for you. The movie is rated PG, though the 4 year old I was with loved it just as much as the 9 year old and I didn’t notice anything in it that was inappropriate.
On the old +4/-4 scale, where 0 is average, a +0.5 for this film, or a 6/10.