Movie Review: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Page 2

The comedy trickles through the film in tiny drops when it should flood the screen during its wilder moments (the Lincoln monument is a particular waste, as is a giant squid that is just another draft of the original’s T Rex skeleton). But what it lacks in yuks, it does make up for with impressive effects, with a painting from Degas, Lichtenstein, Wood’s “American Gothic” and a trio of lovelorn cupids (voiced by the Jonas Brothers, no less) as particular standouts.

It contains none of the heart of the similar Toy Story films (inanimate objects involved in adventure when unattended), but it does merit points for making art and history somewhat hip in the eyes of its targeted younger audience.

Still, it would be wonderful to imagine just what the next installment could envision if directorial duties were handed over to a left-field visionary like Michel Gondry. That would truly be a Night to remember.

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