Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
- Shawn Levy
- Daniel Mansfield
- Misha Bukowski
- Josh McLaglen
- Diane Durant
- Gary Capo
- Robert Ben Garant
- Robert Ben Garant
- Thomas Lennon
- Thomas Lennon
Rating: 6.142/10 by 6822 users
Alternative Title:
Night at the Museum 2 - US
Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian - NL
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian - US
Una Noche en el Museo 2 - SV
Una noche en el museo 2: Batalla en el Smithsoniano - MX
박물관이 살아있다2 - KR
Night at the Museum։ Battle of the Smithsonian - US
Nachts im Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian - DE
Nat paa Museet 2 - DK
翻生侏羅館2 - TW
翻生侏羅館2 - HK
Öö muuseumis 2 - EE
Muzeydə Bir Gecə 2 - AZ
Country:
United States of America
Canada
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $150,000,000
Revenue: $413,106,170
Plot Keyword: museum, magical object, duringcreditsstinger, pharaoh, amelia earhart, inanimate objects come to life, smithsonian, back to life
Shawn Levy didn't waste any time cobbling together this sequel and though it's not terrible, it's all a bit silly. "Daley" (Ben Stiller) has made his fortune and "McPhee" (Ricky Gervais) is facing the worrying digitisation of his soon to be "interactive" museum. This is going to result in the relocation of some of the exhibits to the Smithsonian where the megalomanic Pharaoh "Kahmunrah" is poised to ally with Ivan the Terrible, Al Capone and Napoleon to form his own little axis of evil. Quickly, it falls to "Daley" and his assembled troop of recently transported, brave, exhibits to thwart this dastardly plan. To be fair, this film does move along well and has retained most of the cast from the first film - Robin Williams as the sagely Teddy Roosevelt and quite a dashing Rami Malek ("Ahkmenrah") as well as adding an enthusiastic performance from Amy Adams as the trail-blazing Amelia Earhart. It's all just a bit overly-theatrical for me, though - especially the really hammy Hank Azaria who just seems to be trying to do his best Robert Downey Jr impersonation of the menacing Pharaoh. It's really just anther vehicle for Ben Stiller to do what he does best, and if that's what you like then there is nothing to disappoint here - he does all that he needs to. For me, it's all just a little lazy with a denouement that offers little by way of jeopardy. It looks good, though, and again reminds us to go visit a museum some time.
