Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
I rather enjoyed Night at the Museum when it came out a couple of years ago: a fun fantasy about what happens in a natural history museum after dark under the influence of an ancient gold tablet. It was escapist, silly, and very funny--and something that you could take your kids to and not find yourself cringing about language, themes, or nudity.
So my wife and I decided to ignore the rule that says that sequels are usually not so good--and we were actually quite pleased. Okay, there are aspects to it that read like something of a rehash of the first film--but there are still lots of great sight gags, and some very clever dialog. It was, if anything, a bit more funny than the first film, which had a very realistic but sad subplot involving divorce and child custody.
The special effects are, if anything, more impressive, especially the sequences in the photo and sculpture galleries. The Jonas Brothers as the voices of the cherubs was an inspired piece of work.
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