Movie, Book, and Game Reviews for Common Folk, by Common Folk Movie Review: Night at the Museum Our Night at the Museum I must admit that after seeing the previews for Night at the Museum , I was genuinely worried that this would be another one of those weak movies with a weak plot that ruins the movie by packing all of the funny parts into the preview. I am pleased to say that I was very pleasantly surprised. This is one of those movies that takes into account that adults will be seeing the movie alongside their children.
When I saw it in the theater, there were several places where you could hear adults laughing out loud. Ok, I admit it. I was one of them.
But when I heard an 81-year-old Dick Van Dyke deliver the line, “No, Mr. Fredricks was my father,” I couldn’t help myself. The premise behind the script is that because of an Egyptian curse, everything in the museum comes to life each night with the setting of the sun.
When the rays of the sun once again peek over the horizon, all of the museum pieces return to their inanimate state. Now, this does present some inconsistencies at times. For example, at one point, the information desk is completely destroyed by a tyrannosaurus skeleton on a rampage, but then the desk is magically restored when the sun comes up.
However, in another case, our hero Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) gets in trouble when the museum director spots fire extinguisher foam on a caveman display. However, the writing is so clever and entertaining, that you are willing to overlook these “reality” breaks. Another thing that makes this movie work is the actors.
Ben Stiller is able to keep the movie grounded while everything around him is in utter chaos. Stiller is always good at playing the straight man in the midst of ridiculous situations.
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