Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Directed by Shawn LevyWhen the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
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- 匚卂尺ㄥFebruary 7, 2025There are lots of films out there filled with smaltch and nonsense that you watch once and then drop off at your local charity shop. Not this one! Headed up by Ben Stiller brilliantly playing his long-established, incompetent, clueless character, here we have a fun-filled masterwork that delivers on many many levels. The premise is simple – Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) - the night security guard of a prestigious museum - falls asleep whilst on duty - and just like Alice from ‘Alice in Wonderland’, he enters a ‘dreamscape’ and we are transported into a radula space where all of the museum exhibits come to life – with devastating consequences. Caught in a web filled with errors and confusions, facing ever-present danger, Daley doesn’t know what's going on but he knows something bad is out there controlling events, and he takes it upon himself to find out what - and fix it. As Daley sets about his quest and he becomes more and more entwined in the nightmare, the hunter becomes the hunted. But fear not – despite the many obstacles and adversities he must overcome, Daley has several fabulous heroic friends to aid him and protect him – an all-star comedy cast, including Robin Williams; Owen Wilson; and Rebel Wilson, who deliver truly terrific performances in perfect juxtaposition to Stiller’s brilliant ‘dumbness’. The whole film is filled with so many fantastic scenes one would be hard-pushed to say what stands out the most. My favourites include: Sir Lancelot fighting a dragon; the episodes with Daley and ‘Laaa’ - a really dumb ‘Neanderthal man’ – played by Ben Stiller (of course); and the truly amazing ‘anti-gravity’ scene when the team leap into M C Esher’s amazing drawing ‘Relativity’ and find themselves in three different radula spaces – all at the same time – just brilliant! But as well as the hilarious high adventure (and some) there is also the deeper meanings set in the film – the references to our art and global history; and the chivalry of Sir Lancelot; the bravery of Pocahontas; the leadership of the general; the wisdom and clearness of thought of the Pharaoh; and the camaraderie; courage; and unerring determination of everyone involved in the quest – a quest carried out against a sea of deceit, adversity, treachery, and ever-present, life-threatening danger.
- mickerdooJuly 7, 2025Kind of beating a dead horse. Same setups and jokes with predictable character outcomes and similar stakes.
