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Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Reviews

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Fantasy

Release Date :

May 22, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Shawn Levy

Starring :

Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan, Eugene Levy, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Bill Hader, Jon Bernthal, Joe Jonas, Alain Chabat, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Keith Powell

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..so half-hearted and so haphazard..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
“..shallow and harmlessly diverting..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
1 of 4

“..Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is crap..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
3 of 5

“..It's funnier this time, but still veers noticeably from kid-friendly slapstick to adult-friendly banter..”
by Helen O'Hara [Empire Magazine]
1.5 of 4

“..it has no earthly reason to exist..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“..family-friendly vehicle..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : B+

“..clownishly silly..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
1 of 4

“..bigger, dumber and even less funny..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 4

“..all rather predictable..”
by Kate Taylor [Globe and Mail]
Review rate : D

“..a busier and less coherent film..”
by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Robert W. Butler [Kansas City Star]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

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