When the lights go off the battle is on. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is the sequel of the blockbuster hit in 2006, Night at the museum which grossed over 250 million dollars. In this movie , Ben stiller is back as Larry Daley, a graveyard-shift night watchman at the Museum of Natural History in the first film, who has moved on to form his own company selling “As Seen On TV” inventions to much success.
However, money can’t seem to replace his desire to be back in the company of the reanimated exhibits at the museum. The Museum of Natural History undergoes renovations and upgrades which leads to the moving of museum pieces to the federal storage at well known Washington museums. The Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, is portrayed and brought to life in this sequel. This great institution houses some legendary artifacts such as the plane Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s (Jon Bernthal) rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby slippers, Fonzie’s jacket from Happy Days, the still from M*A*S*H and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair from All in the Family.
The fun begins when Larry slips into the archives of the Smithsonian by stealing a security guards id badge. Kahmunrah, an evil pharaoh is brought back to life through the reestablishment of the tablet which brings the museum exhibits to life as in the original. This leads to a conflict between the exhibits such as Theodore Roosevelt ,Dexter,General Custer and Al Capone. Amelia Earheart accepts to help Larry to bring the chaos under control.
The way Larry handles the whole thing is truly impressive and entertaining for the audience. Another great point in the movie is when Larry eventually develops a romantic interest in Amelia. This really helps adding some spice in the entire movie and keep viewers interested.
The amazing graphics and the animations are just outstanding. Though sometimes you find it totally unreal but most of the time these moving giants keep you interested. In short, as predictable as its ending may be, Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian makes for an
excellent choice in comedy if you’re looking for a belly aching laugh
after a long day.
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