Review of Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb Full Movie

Review of Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb Full Movie: 'Night at the Museum 3' assembles the shortest running time in the trilogy the lack in serious ideas relegates this as the lousiest effort yet. its precedents focussed on contrived evocations of historical vestiges, but they were opportunism based on values and plot. here, what is presumably the plot is shamefully subdued with little sense of urgency. even most of the wisecracks fall short. more an evanescent money-making entity than the film's powerfully eventful precursors. A fair sendoff to a trilogy. I'll begin with what problems I did have. Some of the characters were really annoying and felt like dead weight and a "villain" for the sake of having some form of conflict. The story didn't add anything new to the franchise nor did it add any new spectacles (at least not to the degree that the previous installment had) and them changing the location to the British Museum didn't really have any impact (if any). Got that out of the way.

However, I don't think that's the point of the film. It wasn't trying to 'one-up' anything. It wasn't meant to break new grounds. It was meant to be a sendoff to a trilogy geared for children. Its a fun and charming family film that has the heart to it and its something that I can appreciate on those merits alone. If you enjoyed the previous installments, you'll have fun with this one. While it may have a few occasionally uneven narratives, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb still serves as a fast-paced, adventurous, funny an reasonably satisfying conclusion to the trilogy that once again benefits from the presence of its talented actors both from the first film - among them the late Robin Williams in one of his final film roles - and in this film with Dan Stevens putting on an amusing performance as a wax figure of Lancelot and Rebel Wilson being oddly entertaining in the relatively not that big of a role of the security guard at the British Museum, Tilly.

Overblown and in-your-face, Night at the Museum 3 features a huge cast, but not everyone gets to shine. There are simply too many characters and facets shoved into the running time, that its a frantic and messy sequel that really lacks suspense, with goofy villains that aren't very threatening. Night at the Museum 3 is how NOT to make a sequel.

Going to see this when it came out to cinemas, I had high expectations because of how much I loved the original. This movie exceeded my expectations. We start out by seeing that Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) has moved on from working at the museum to being an inventor of improvements on ordinary objects, such as a glow in the dark flashlight. We find out that the museum is going to make some huge changes and it's up to Larry to find out why and bring all the displays.

We then move to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., where Larry needs to get into the archives and find all the displays. Larry meets a whole bunch of new characters. One of them is an amazing and hilarious portrayal of Kahmunrah, played very brilliantly by Hank Azaria. We also meet a very sassy Amelia Earhart, played very wonderfully by Amy Adams. Both are brilliant supporting performances.

We also run into many interesting exhibits and other characters, including a cameo by the two screenwriters as the Wright brothers. We also get to see some returning players in Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, and Steve Coogan as they reprise their roles.

This movie has amazing sets, brilliant costume designs, cool makeup work, and awesome visual effects. It is loads of fun for the family and anyone who loves the comedies. Director Shawn Levy shows that he can make an ambitious sequel and make it loads of fun and brilliant.

After seeing the first film, I was worried that they would just be milking the story for extra cash, and while that probably is the only reason this was made, at least they cared enough to stay true to the first. The story builds as all of the statues are shipped to Washington DC where they will be on display for more of the world to see, which makes for a bigger and better "Night at the Museum" if you will. This film improves on the story and backtracks on comedy, leaving a film that's neither better or worse than its predecessor. Overall, it has it's moments once again and I felt a little more attached to these characters than I did in the first, but there is just something special missing from these films. I fear it misses the Chris Columbus style of direction. In the end, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" is dumb fun just like the first.

Not a great sequel, but a decent sequel. It was fun to see more exhibits come to life, including more famous ones like the one and only Abe Lincoln, The Thinker, and some of the paintings and sculptures at the art museum. Kahmunrah wasn't great, but okay. Stiller and the rest of the gang kept the adventure alive by their characters heading to the largest museum area in the world, causing more and more fun and serious mischief. It was neat to see some of the common museums in D.C. all come to life, like Air and Space and like mentioned before, the Art Museum. Jonah Hill made a pretty hilarious appearance in this movie. Like the first film, it had some good heart: Doing what you love with the people that you love (and physical exercise). Yes, the jokes in this film aren't great, but it's still a decent film overall.

Making all the mistakes of a sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian goes too far and becomes a big dumb mess. The adventure continues as New York's museum exhibits are shipped to the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah is brought to life and attempts to use the magic tablet to open the Gate of the Underworld, but Larry Daley comes to the rescue when his friends call for help. Most of the original cast return and are joined by Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, and Bill Hader. Unfortunately going bigger with museum pieces coming to life just makes the film seem that much more ridiculous and harder to go with. The same goes for the characters, there are too many and they're too diverse: from Kahmunrah to Gen. Custer to Einstein. Still, this creates the opportunity for a lot of mismatched comedy bits that deliver some good laughs. While it has some entertaining moments, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is just too busy and chaotic.