MilkySheep
05-26-09, 12:45 AM
When I saw Night at the Museum a few years back, I was left very disappointed. They got a great cast of some of the best comedic actors ever, they had a massive budget and a really good idea, but sadly something just didn't work and I was not a happy person in regards to the final product.
Now we have Night at the Museum 2. No matter how I felt about the first, I was willing to forget all because Amy Adams was on board. I will watch and worship anything Miss Adams stars in. Thankfully for us, not only did she bring her "A" game, but so did all the recurring characters and the new additions, making this a fantastic sequel.
The film gets off to a slow pace. Its set a few years after the first and shows that Larry has become rich and now runs his own company. He visits the museum from time to time because he misses his plastic mates, but when he goes to visit this time we see that all his mates are getting shipped to the Smithsonian, the biggest museum in the US. Here starts another big adventure that gets hailed as "The Battle for the Smithsonian".
Lots of sequels have bombed in the past because they have added in too many new characters to the mix. This is one of the reasons why both X-Men 3 and Wolverine fell flat. However this film benefits from the massive cast and massive mixture of characters. Its the Smithsonian for Christ sakes, they have everything! Even Darth Vadar makes an apperance. The extra characters are what makes this movie so enjoyable, Jonah Hill's security guard is hilarious, you will find it hard to laugh at the 3 Angels and the Einstein dolls are just great.
The cast do very well and its clear they are having a ball. Wilson and Coogan are an unusual team, but they work so well together. Stiller, whilst I have always found him to be quite a wet and boring lead actor, does his best to add charm and warmth to the production. Amy Adams is the star here. She has this strange skill to bring a smile to your face just by looking at her. Her Amelia Earhart is full of bubbly charm and its because of Adams that Stiller is turned from a cold fish into a much more likable character. Over-acting is sadly also present. Hank Azaria is annoying, really annoying and you just want to smack him.
I commend the film on its effects and action. It never becomes a big action or effects movie. They are understated and never try to over-shadow the comedy or the characters, which is great because they are such an important part to the movie, but you just don't notice them like you usually would with a movie because they are never in your face. Great work from the effects team.
Although I have said many nice things about the movie, it isn't without its faults. It's not hilariously funny, whilst there are moments where you do laugh, it doesn't remain consistant and they repeat jokes or keep them going for far too long. But you can look past all of this because the film is so fun and so light-hearted that its really hard not to jump onboard and enjoy the role.
3/5
Now we have Night at the Museum 2. No matter how I felt about the first, I was willing to forget all because Amy Adams was on board. I will watch and worship anything Miss Adams stars in. Thankfully for us, not only did she bring her "A" game, but so did all the recurring characters and the new additions, making this a fantastic sequel.
The film gets off to a slow pace. Its set a few years after the first and shows that Larry has become rich and now runs his own company. He visits the museum from time to time because he misses his plastic mates, but when he goes to visit this time we see that all his mates are getting shipped to the Smithsonian, the biggest museum in the US. Here starts another big adventure that gets hailed as "The Battle for the Smithsonian".
Lots of sequels have bombed in the past because they have added in too many new characters to the mix. This is one of the reasons why both X-Men 3 and Wolverine fell flat. However this film benefits from the massive cast and massive mixture of characters. Its the Smithsonian for Christ sakes, they have everything! Even Darth Vadar makes an apperance. The extra characters are what makes this movie so enjoyable, Jonah Hill's security guard is hilarious, you will find it hard to laugh at the 3 Angels and the Einstein dolls are just great.
The cast do very well and its clear they are having a ball. Wilson and Coogan are an unusual team, but they work so well together. Stiller, whilst I have always found him to be quite a wet and boring lead actor, does his best to add charm and warmth to the production. Amy Adams is the star here. She has this strange skill to bring a smile to your face just by looking at her. Her Amelia Earhart is full of bubbly charm and its because of Adams that Stiller is turned from a cold fish into a much more likable character. Over-acting is sadly also present. Hank Azaria is annoying, really annoying and you just want to smack him.
I commend the film on its effects and action. It never becomes a big action or effects movie. They are understated and never try to over-shadow the comedy or the characters, which is great because they are such an important part to the movie, but you just don't notice them like you usually would with a movie because they are never in your face. Great work from the effects team.
Although I have said many nice things about the movie, it isn't without its faults. It's not hilariously funny, whilst there are moments where you do laugh, it doesn't remain consistant and they repeat jokes or keep them going for far too long. But you can look past all of this because the film is so fun and so light-hearted that its really hard not to jump onboard and enjoy the role.
3/5