Monday, June 15, 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

-by Ann Marie

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is back on the screen again for round two of "Night at the Museum," but this time it's a battle at the Smithsonian.

Larry Daley has finally made a name for himself with his company, Daley Devices, and has put his night guard duties on hold. However, things go awry when Daley arrives at the museum to see all the pieces in the museum are being replaced by holograms. Daley spends one last night with the pieces before they are sent to the Smithsonian. He hears from Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) that the tablet will stay in the Museum of Natural History, but the monkey decided to take it with him and everything came to life in the Smithsonian. Daley realizes his friends need help and rush to their rescue. During the rescue Daley realizes more about himself and learns to start enjoying life.

This time around Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Rickey Gervais, Robin Williams and Jake Cherry are joined on screen by new characters from the Smithsonian. Joining this great cast is Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, Bill Hader, Alan Chabat, Jon Bernthal and Christopher Guest. The cast helped with the comedy and continues the storyline right where it left off from the first one.

Like the first one, the movie contains many computer generated characters and brings back many of the same characters the viewers have seen. Throughout the movie, there are many fast paced scenes that keeps the viewer interested. The use of computer generated characters helps to bring history alive.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" was directed by Shawn Levy. Levy has also directed "Night at the Museum," "The Pink Panther" and "Big Fat Liar." Levy is also working on "The Hardy Man" and "Date Night" which will done in 2010.

This movie is recommended for anyone who has seen "Night at the Museum" or is a Ben Stiller fan.

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