William ArnottNight At The Museum - 3 Clocks
January 5th 2007 21:50
Have you ever wondered what happens at the museum after the swinging doors lock and the lights go out??? I know I certainly have. But never once have I envisioned anything comical going on behind those doors and after seeing Night At The Museum I kind of wish Shawn Levy never had either.
Night At The Museum stars Ben Stiller as Larry Daley, an ideas man, who is forced to stop chasing his pot of gold and take a job as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History when his lack of direction prompts even his pre-adolescent son to point out that maybe he should consider finding a “fall back” career.
But Larry quickly finds out that this is one job that requires a great deal more work than your average $11.50/hour gig. His first clue – the missing T-Rex. So armed only with a set of keys and a flashlight, Larry enters into a world of living wax, battling action figures, and “weird faceless puppet creatures.” But fear not, because all it takes to tame these beasts is the ability to follow directions [watch out this is just one of the many hidden lessons for the movie’s likely pre-school audience]. And thanks to the outgoing trio of night watchmen, who had probably been on the job since T-Rex actually did roam the island of Manhattan, Larry has just that – a set of instructions for each and every creature in the museum.
Larry is also assisted by Teddy Roosevelt [or a wax version as we are constantly reminded], played by Robin Williams, who provides some much needed explanation. Larry’s mission – Keep everything and everyone inside the museum because come sunrise, anything that has escaped will turn to dust.
Night At The Museum did have some good points, starting with the crackpot team of retiring night watchmen. Their blatant resentment at forced retirement makes for some serious entertainment. Not to mention the obvious distaste for their youthful replacement evidenced mostly by Gus [Mickey Rooney], whose catchphrase “stop cracking wise” made clear that he was just as amused by Larry as I was.
And of course I have to mention Owen Wilson [hilarious as always], who proves that good things really do come in small packages.
So what do you get when you take so-so writing, add in some kick ass technology, a big heaping of morals/lessons and a side of history??? Well not the kind of Stiller comedy that I have grown to love, but a blockbuster hit nonetheless, because the kids in the theater seemed to love every second of it. Oh and I’m sure the movie won’t hurt ticket sales at the Museum of Natural History either…
Night At The Museum stars Ben Stiller as Larry Daley, an ideas man, who is forced to stop chasing his pot of gold and take a job as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History when his lack of direction prompts even his pre-adolescent son to point out that maybe he should consider finding a “fall back” career.
But Larry quickly finds out that this is one job that requires a great deal more work than your average $11.50/hour gig. His first clue – the missing T-Rex. So armed only with a set of keys and a flashlight, Larry enters into a world of living wax, battling action figures, and “weird faceless puppet creatures.” But fear not, because all it takes to tame these beasts is the ability to follow directions [watch out this is just one of the many hidden lessons for the movie’s likely pre-school audience]. And thanks to the outgoing trio of night watchmen, who had probably been on the job since T-Rex actually did roam the island of Manhattan, Larry has just that – a set of instructions for each and every creature in the museum.
Larry is also assisted by Teddy Roosevelt [or a wax version as we are constantly reminded], played by Robin Williams, who provides some much needed explanation. Larry’s mission – Keep everything and everyone inside the museum because come sunrise, anything that has escaped will turn to dust.
Night At The Museum did have some good points, starting with the crackpot team of retiring night watchmen. Their blatant resentment at forced retirement makes for some serious entertainment. Not to mention the obvious distaste for their youthful replacement evidenced mostly by Gus [Mickey Rooney], whose catchphrase “stop cracking wise” made clear that he was just as amused by Larry as I was.
And of course I have to mention Owen Wilson [hilarious as always], who proves that good things really do come in small packages.
So what do you get when you take so-so writing, add in some kick ass technology, a big heaping of morals/lessons and a side of history??? Well not the kind of Stiller comedy that I have grown to love, but a blockbuster hit nonetheless, because the kids in the theater seemed to love every second of it. Oh and I’m sure the movie won’t hurt ticket sales at the Museum of Natural History either…
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