Main Characters: ---------------------- Larry Daley: Ben Stiller Amelia Earhart: Amy Adams Teddy Roosevelt: Robin Williams Kahmunrah: Hank Azaria Dr. McPhee: Ricky Gervais Jedediah: Owen Wilson Octavius: Steve Coogan Plot: ------ Two years on from the first film, Larry Daley is now a household name, head of Daley Devices, which manufactures his inventions. However, when Larry returns to the museum, he finds that all of his old friends are being put into storage to make room for more up-to-date versions. And to make things worse, the tablet which brings everything to life has been stolen. With ...  Read the complete review

I saw the first Night at the Museum a while ago so was pleased when this came through the door from my rental company for me to watch. *Plot* Larry has given up his job as night guard at the museum, as we know from the first film. He is now a high flying business man and is doing very well. His relationship with his son has improved greatly and Larry is happy. This is until he hears that the museum is undergoing a revamp and therefore a great deal of the exhibits are being shipped away from the museum and being sent to the Smithsonian to go into storage. Larry panics, knowing that the friends he made whilst working at the museum (ie. The exhibits, ...  Read the complete review

AWARDS: 1 win: Teen Choice Award Choice movie: Comedy 3 noms: Choice movie Villain (Hank Azaira) Choice movie actor (Ben Stiller) Choice movie actress (Amy Adams) Release date: 20 May 2009 (UK) 22 May 2009 (USA) DVD and Blu-ray: 9 November 2009 Certification: PG rated for mild action and brief language IMDB rating: 6/10 Running time: 105 mins Filming locations: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Filming company: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp SYNOPSIS Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), a former security guard is now founder ...  Read the complete review

As a married adult, with no kids of my own, I fully admit to loving the first Night at the Museum film. I thought it was excellent, and really enjoyed watching Larry the Night Guard working out ways to control and get along with all the different exhibits in his museum. So when the sequel was released I was very happy. But, after I had watched the sequel, at home on DVD with my husband, I was left thinking, 'typical sequel; enjoyable but not as good as the first film.' The film starts with a couple of scenes that show how Larry, who had some inventions in the first film that were seen as pretty pointless, has become rich and famous in the 2 years since the ...  Read the complete review

~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~ A trip to Blockbuster with my wife usually turns into an epic negotiation. We both approach the counter with our respective choices, ready to do battle to choose which films we will take home that night. I usually champion thrillers, dramas and action films, while she usually plumps for rom coms, family films and corset busting period pieces. After the necessary posturing, bluff and bluster, usually involving bribes such as toffee popcorn or a tub of Haagen Dazs, we usually manage to compromise. On this occasion, I agreed to make do without Public Enemy in favour of Night at The Museum 2: Battle of the ...  Read the complete review