Night At The Museum 2 - American History (Gen) Y
His fondness for his past at the Natural History Museum gets the better of him however and he decides to revisit his old friends after an extended hiatus to find that the exhibits he once befriended are being packed up and shipped out, to the National Archives; the Smithsonian.
This sequel sees much loved characters and the actors behind them return. Robin Williams (Good Morning Vietnam), Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers), Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder), and Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extras) return to the fold reminding us that their sharp delivery and jovial nature where things that made this so enjoyable the first time around.
Amy Adams (Enchanted) appears in this one as the glamorous Amelia Earhart, playing the female lead that studio execs must have thought was missing from the first adventure. Her portrayal is effortless and you almost forgive the character itself for the dated catchphrases that Earhart spits out to try and match wits with Stiller's Daley.
There is one character that stelas every scene he is in, and thats Kahmunrah. Played with such wit and campness by comic great Hank Azaria (The Simpsons,The Birdcage). He also lends his voice to Abe Lincoln and David's "Thinker" in this feature but his Kahmunrah is just divine.
I almost feel as if I want to see Kahmunrah in a spin-off Egyptian movie for the sheer pleasure of that many laughs occurring again.
The budget is bigger, the set pieces grander and the story more involved this time around. New-ish technology that allows Daley and Earhart to fall into paintings that are hanging on the walls of the Smithsonian are exciting to watch, and the ability for mobile phones to still work in a black and white picture is a nice gag.
Whooping entertainment for the whole family, and a quick whirlwind of American History.
4/5 !
