The
first film was decent fun, different, and very surprising for someone
like me who just caught it on TV.
After the financial success of the first movie, a sequel was developed. This
new movie didn’t lack the fun I enjoyed in the first one. It was okay in that
regard—I liked the characters just as much, and I was glad they introduced new
ones to give a sense that something fresh was in play.
It was a bit sad, though, that the three oldies who guarded the museum in the
first movie were cut from the theatrical version—so don’t expect to see
them.
The movie packed
the same CGI fun as the first, and the story continues for Larry. He now runs
his own company, selling inventions based on ideas he got from his time at the
museum.
During one of his many visits to the museum to see his friends, he learns that
the exhibits will be moved to the Federal Archives at the Smithsonian
Institution, replaced with holograms. The only thing remaining at the American
Museum of Natural History will be the Tablet of Ahkmenrah. If this happens, the
exhibits won’t come to life anymore.
They make peace with it, and the exhibits are shipped to Washington, DC.
Larry receives a
strange phone call from Jedediah (Owen Wilson), who seems to be in distress. He
informs Larry that Dexter the monkey stole the Tablet and took it to the
Smithsonian. Now, the Tablet has brought every exhibit in the Smithsonian to
life.
Larry must travel to Washington and find a way to help because, from the sound
of the call, everything is out of control. He brings his son along, and posing
as a night guard, they navigate their way to where the exhibits are stored.
The movie
introduces a love interest for Larry, which you’ll have to watch to find out
about, and there’s a new villain in play: Ahkmenrah’s evil older brother,
Kahmunrah, who wants to use the Tablet’s powers to take over the world.
Stopping him is a tall order, which brings everyone together to try and prevent
his plans.
This movie delivers enough fun and adventure to be watchable. In the end, even
though I felt this movie didn’t need to be made, I didn’t regret watching it.
It received the
same critical reception as the first movie and performed well at the box
office, so there’s a part three in the works.
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