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Night at the Museum (2006)

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Release Date: December 22, 2006
On DVD: March 27, 2007
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.
Director: Shawn Levy
Writer: Ben Garant, Daniel Goldin
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Rami Malek, Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Owen Wilson

The hallowed halls of the Natural History Museum are lined with the most amazing things – wild-eyed prehistoric creatures, fierce ancient warriors, long lost tribes, African animals and history's legendary heroes – all frozen forever in time. Or... are they? In the action-adventure-comedy, "Night at the Museum," the brand new night guard at the Natural History Museum is about to discover that when the visitors go home at the end of the day, the real Read more

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Grade: B- The number one movie in America right now is Night at the Museum, the Ben Stiller comedy where museum figurines come to life at night. The movie was highly anticipated to be the blockbuster of December, as it is pure mindless entertainment from beginning to end. Following a series of bad reviews, however, I was skeptical to set foot in the theater - but I'm glad I did, because Night at the Museum is an entertaining little comedy that never goes above and beyond, but, like most Stiller movies, works at a consistent pace.

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Night at the Museum, by dab59

December 28, 2006

Have just seen this movie with my kids and we all enjoyed it. For those looking for serious stuff in a movie, this isn't it! Ben Stiller, in one of the few roles I've seen him in that's credible does real justice to the role of beleagured father and he plays it straight up. The wider cast as whole seems to be having a real ball too, mostly at Stiller's expense. An interesting mix of older and current actors in the main roles. This film seemed to use CGI sparingly which I found refreshing. A relatively simple story line would make this movie easy viewing for even a young audience.
Light entertainment.

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