Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009 "When the lights go off the battle is on."
6| 1h45m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 21 May 2009 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://family.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian
Synopsis

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.

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Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
FilmBuff1994 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smothsonian is a great movie with a well developed storyline and a terrific cast.It is certainly not as good as the original,it dosen't have nearly as much heart and emotion as the first one showed,the relationship between Larry and his son played an important role which was very sweet and one of the first movies highlights,but there is no kind of sentimental factor this time around.I was disappointed that it didn't show some of the characters from the first as much,but I did really enjoy some of the new characters,Amy Adams was fantastic as Amelia Earhart and Hank Azaria was absolutely hilarious as the main villain.The movie looks just as good as the first,they once again put a lot of heart and money in to making this and it looks absolutely beautiful. Entertaining and very funny,I would recommend Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian to anyone looking for a good movie for the whole family to watch.Larry must head to the Smithsonian to rescue his old friends from the biggest museum in the world. Best Perfornance: Ben Stiller
zardoz-13 As sequels go, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" proves the exception to the rule. Director Shaun Levy's ambitious as well as imaginative follow-up to "Night at the Museum" tops the original. One of the reason that it surpasses the first film is the casting. Amy Adams is terrific as Amelia Earhart, and she makes an impact on the movie with her presence. Of course, part of this is due to the historical person that she plays. She exerts a charisma that none of the women had in the first film. Neither Carla Gugino nor Kim Raver possessed this charisma. Moreover, neither shared as much screen time with Stiller as Adams does, and this togetherness helps the film. "Battle" picks up the narrative thread not long after the original, but Larry has finally become a success at what he struggled to be before he landed his night security guard gig at the American Museum of Natural History. Now, he is selling his invention with George Foreman. Everything is looking grand for him until he visits the Museum and learns from Dr. McPhee that certain displays are being shipped to the Smithsonian. Suddenly, all Hell breaks loose and Larry has to take off for Washington, D.C. to the mysterious Tablet of Akmenrah. "Battle" is bigger and better than "Night at the Museum" with higher stakes.
AyeLewisTheReverified Yes, I know its a fantasy kid's movie and therefore gets a greater degree of leeway when it comes to plot-holes and over the top events. But this.....this......THIS.... was beyond anything you could possibly imagine. Simply the WORST writing I have witnessed for many a moon. The first film had a certain charm. No, it was very far from a masterpiece, but it was somewhat engrossing and humorous for the most part. The sequel, however, was corny, stupid, illogical, absurd, confused, erratic and worst of all, boring.How did the writers of this abomination ever screw it up so bad? Did they become addicted to meth between the first and last film? Were they under instructions to write the worst story possible...............as a joke, (often referred to as the "Wimp Lo" method)?I rarely write film reviews.....but this one was so painful to watch that I felt I had no choice.. Even my 10yr old kid spotted plot holes. Yep.....when a 10yr old starts spotting plot holes, you know the film is in trouble.1/10
Holly Burns The first film was far from spectacular, but it was tolerable and a bit of fun to watch. I came across the second movie when it was shown on television and its terrible. It has been done once and wasn't brilliant, the producers really shouldn't have bothered with number two. The whole film is filled with terrible far-fetched acting. Every line just tries to include a joke that is not even remotely funny and frankly, leaves me with a blank expression on my face the whole time. The whole movie is just "trying too hard". Too see some pretty famous faces in it, is a shame as it is a real downfall in their career. i'm surprised I actually ended up watching the whole movie, maybe I was hoping it would get better. Evidently not! It is saying something when you are watching this movie with kids and they even turn round to you and say "Is this meant to be funny?" 1/10