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I think it's really annoying when I read reviews on here of a kids movie and someone tears it apart. Do these people expect to see Oscar award winning performances and production? As for this film, I thought it was really cute. It's perfect for a kid's imagination. I saw the movie at a pre-screening and every kid afterwards was smiling and excitedly talking about the movie. Sure there are some dumb jokes, etc., but overall the movie was great. It was especially cool to see Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney working together.

Take your kid to see this movie. Their imagination will go wild and they might even be curious to go to a history museum afterwards.

True, it is overlong, some parts are a tad slow particularly the beginning, and it was let down by bad marketing, but on the whole Night At The Museum is a fun and entertaining family film. Some of it is very, very funny, not hilarious, just funny, and Ben Stiller gives a very good account of himself as Larry. The museum characters are very well designed, and it was when they came to life when the film let itself go. Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney are great fun in their roles, but my favourite has to be Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt, in one of his more entertaining "recent" films. Plus the story is imaginative and fresh.

All in all, I've said this more than once already, a fun and entertaining film, flawed it is, but very enjoyable family viewing. 7/10 Bethany Cox

All Hollywood movies have one thing in common. They have the special ability to make past eras of history, rich, poignant and interesting. That is the premise of this film, "A Night at The Museum." It is the simple story of a father, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) who has developed a strained relation with his son. The boy, like most children wishes his bond with his father was more secure. Instead, Larry dreams of becoming an over-night success with his wild 'get rich' schemes. In doing so he puts in jeopardy the custody of his son. To remedy this situation, Larry takes a job as a night-watchman at a museum. Unbeknownst to him, three aging guards, Cecil, Gus and Reginald (Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs) do not inform him of their larcenous intentions, nor of the 'Special' magic which descends upon the place each night. Because of the three aging veterans of Hollywood and a well-placed Robin Williams, this movie is destined for Classic status. Due to the incredible artistry of special Effects, what the viewer sees is nothing short of wondrous. This is a fantastic movie. If pressed to find a flaw in the film, I'd say, I would have chosen someone like, Jim Carey or Michael Richards for the father/son scenes as Mr. Stiller was a bit artificial. Still, the movie is worth seeing as it is. ****

30 December 2006. This Jumanji (1995) like growing up tale for an adult male (Ben Stiller) taps into some nice special effects and family value themes that just don't seem to mesh completely. Ben sometimes ends up with his dumb, silly stereotyped character from earlier films. And the casting of criminal characters are a abit of a disappointing shock for older audience members, especially without warning or clues. The female protagonists in this movie are underdeveloped. With good intent, this fantasy world of a museum coming to life had a lot of excitement, cute scenes but it failed to deliver the potential as a classic family comedy fantasy. Ben Stiller's development as a character seemed to be uneven and inconsistent. And unlike Jumanji, it seemed to revolve around the exploits of one man, alone who had to grow up. There was some nice plausible explanations for the use of English language, yet even so it was unnecessarily inconsistent. Fun and entertaining, the movie doesn't reach the levels of its possibilities. Six out of Ten Stars.

Excellent fun flick... and best movie Dinosaur in a long time ;-)

I promised my 8th grade nephew I'd take him to a movie this Christmas break - without his younger brothers and sisters. He originally wanted to see that dragon movie, but he found out it sucked, so I suggested this one.

With teens, there's the fine balance between too "kid" oriented and too dark, but he was laughing along the rest of the theater, and lost himself in the fun with the rest of us.

He wants to see it again, *I* want to see it again, and I recommend it for anyone with a sense of fun. It's also the first Ben Stiller movie in a while I can say that about. I hope you all reward the studio for putting out a true "family movie" for the holidays, so we'll see more in the future.

It was good to see Dick Van Dyke, Andy Rooney and Bill Cobbs in light, comic roles, and Robin Williams in a solid supporting role. They all lend the movie more "credibility."

GREAT FUN, easily worth 2 hours and $10.00, more than once over.

I got to see a showing of Night at the Museum last night. I was impressed by the trailers and I got really pumped when I saw people like Stiller, Wilson, Robins, Rudd and more famous comedian actors like Gervais in it.

The movie starts out slow but picks up once Stiller's character enters the museum. Once he enters the chaos begins.

The movie has it's up's and downs. Sometimes it feels like it was trying too hard to be funny. Don't get me wrong this movie is filled with laughs such as the Stiller and the monkey slapping each others face which made me laugh my ass off. Night at the Museum felt like a pattern to me, no funny parts to little giggles and then the movie would make you laugh so hard.

All the famous faces really brought charm to the movie and I don't think it would have work well with anyone else.

Night at the Museum is a fun movie worth seeing but not a movie you will be looking back on in 10 years time.

'Night at the Museum' is a creative and crowd-pleasing film with an imaginative storyline. In many ways, it's like a bigger and better version of Jumanji - a feast of special effects and an entertaining plot to go with it.

This is a funny film that features some great comedic talents, including Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais. Ben Stiller is very good as lead character Larry and provides plenty of laughs. I've seen 'Night at the Museum' a few times and it's a film I'm always happy to watch.

In New York, the unemployed divorced Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a complete loser. His son Nick (Jake Cherry) is very disappointed with his father that is gong to be evicted, and Larry accepts the job of night watchman in the Museum of Natural History as the substituted for three old security guards that have just retired to raise some money and pay his bills. In his first nightshift, Larry realizes that everything at the museum comes to life at night. The Museum transforms in a complete chaos with the inexperienced Larry, and he learns that since an old Egyptian stone came to the Museum in 1950, the wax statues come to life until dawn. When Larry brings his son to spend a night with him, the three old guards break in the Museum to steal the magic stone. Larry organizes the historic characters to help him to arrest the criminals and save the museum.

"Night at the Museum" is a delightful adventure, with an original story, great special effects and funny situations. Ben Stiller, as usual, is hilarious in the role of a father that is a complete loser and competing with a successful stepfather and has the chance of his lifetime. Together with Robin Williams, Patrick Gallagher, Steve Coogan and Owen Wilson, they are responsible for an excellent family entertainment. The T-Rex chasing his bone as a little dog is stunning and one of the funniest jokes ever. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Uma Noite no Museu" ("A Night at the Museum")

What a cast! Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Dick VanDyke, Mickey Roney, Bill Cobbs...

I'm not a Stiller fan, but in this one he was really great, he steps out of his usual shtick to really anchor this movie. For once he doesn't seem to be trying too hard and avoids overdoing it.

This is one of Robin Williams' better modern roles, he's toned down but still quintessentially Williams. It was nice to see him in a role that he can both take seriously *and* have some fun with it.

Owen Wilson is still awesome, basically reprising his Shanghai Noon character, but with a cute, rather unexpected twist.

Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs are classic, they haven't lost a step. Rooney is still the little bantam rooster with the attitude! Van Dyke clearly anchors the trio. Cobbs wasn't given much to work with for his character, but his quality shines through. These veteran comedic actors bring a bit of class and legitimacy to the film.

The movie is well paced, jumping almost directly into the action, with plenty of laughs. From Rexie's puppy-dog antics to the war between Old West Cowboys and Roman Centurians, there is something around every corner.

The only stinker in this film is the kid. He's totally under-utilized for the storyline, they could have improved the storyline by either leaving the kid out of the movie entirely, or by giving him something to do. The pseudo-love-interest, too, should have either been played up or left out.

This is an entirely enjoyable family film. My 87 year old grandmother-in-law loved it, as did my 9 year old daughter and my teenage sons! Truly something for everyone.

The film concerns about a divorced father(Ben Stiller)of his spouse(Kim Raver) and with a son,he's unemployed when gets a job at Museum of Natural History of New York City.He's assigned by veterans security agents(Dick Van Dyke,Mickey Rooney,Bill Cobbs) to night vigilance.There knows a beautiful tour guide(Carla Gugino).But the allegedly easy employment results to be a roller-coaster when encounters what an Egyptian curse causes the ancient animals,beasts,historic personages and miniature are brought to life originating wreak havoc and complications for the unlucky night watchman.Thus several animals and historic characters come to life , like a Tyrannosaurus Rex,lions,monkeys,besides a Neardenthal cavemen,Vikings,Attile(Patrick Gallaher) and the Huns,Chinese Terra-cotta soldier,Christopher Columbus,Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea(Mizuo Peck)Teodoro Roosevelt(Robin Williams)and Octavius(Steve Coogan) and a cowboy(Owen Wilson).

This blockbuster displays action,adventures,fantasy and an enjoyable father-son relationship.This fantastic film begins like a familiar drama and continues with an authentic sense of magic and wonder ,wind up an overlong bombastic wild ride made by excellent special effects and with an exciting final pursuit.Spectacular images and computer generator set pieces action with several personages and animals can not erase the charm of characters and ideas especially in the hands of peerless casting.Colorful and lush cinematography by Guillermo Navarro(Guillermo del Toro's usual cameraman)and lively musical score by Alan Silvestri(Robert Zemeckis's usual musician).The motion picture is beautifully executed with phenomenal production values and well directed by Shawn Levy,he's a familiar cinema expert:Cheaper by the dozen,Pink Panther,Just married.The film contains numerous scenes have you on the edge of your seat with a stunning array of technical images what will be enjoyed for all family.

I saw it with a big group of friends (all in their early 20's) on opening night, and we all thought it was hilarious. It wasn't until a few days later that I heard reviews for it that were less than favorable. I thought the movie was funny and light-hearted. Yeah, some parts may not have seemed to make sense, but come on. It's a movie about exhibits in a museum coming to life - I don't think the creators were aiming for realism. I thought Ben Stiller did a great job, as did other supporting actors, especially the security guards. Everyone in the theater clapped when it was over, so they must have liked it too. I would definitely recommend it.

The story was interesting and the plot was funny, not too silly and entertaining. Finally a good movie with Ben Stiller. He has also directed a few times in other films, but these films are grotesquely bad (for example Zoolander).

This is a prime example of a family film that can appeal equally to both the kids and the parents. It has an old fashioned feel to it and although there are lots of effects used throughout the main selling point of the film is the story and the interaction between the characters.

Ben Stiller heads up a strong cast of the great and good of comedic actors with Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais (at his most tolerable) being the big names with legends such as Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke also being involved.

Shawn Levy gets some stick for his films but he does a good job here of making a classic film that can be enjoyed by those of all ages. For those who enjoy this film there is the sequel set at the Smithsonian which features most of the same cast as well as the lovely Amy Adams.

As you can work out from the trailer, this movie is all about a Museum where the exhibits come to life at night.

Ben Stiller plays a down-and-outer who needs to find a job or face losing visits from his son. He reluctantly takes a job as a night security guard at a museum. Things go crazy though when he discovers everything comes to life from evening until dusk. His first night nearly kills him, but faced with little choice he returns, this time aiming to be able to tame the exhibits. Soon he discovers why the exhibits come to life and has to work out how to keep them in check and keep his job.

Pleasant movie, with some good cameos. Besides the obvious fact that exhibits can't come to life, there are several other annoying plot holes, plus Stiller's son in the movie puts in one of the worst efforts in recent memory (imagine this movie with a Macualey Culkin-like son). Something in it for adults and kids will enjoy.

Don't go into this movie expecting a complex plot and deep insight into the human condition. The story and plot are lightweight but that doesn't matter too much. The characters are likable enough and the situation is definitely full of possibilities.

The humor is silly and well-done slapstick without much in the way of vulgarity. I especially enjoyed the antics and heroics of the miniature Cowboys, Mayans and Romans. (Though my inner stickler was a tad annoyed with slight shifts in their scale.)

I recommend it for family viewing. My 8-year-old was in stitches AND asking me questions about history after the movie.

This movie is a movie to see in family. Your children will sure love it and if you still have your child soul, you will certainly like it as well.

Ben Stiller is really hilarious as a night guard in a museum which suddenly comes alive every night because of a magical Egyptian tablet. He is also touching when he has scenes with his son trying to convince him and himself that everything will be alright.

The rest of the cast is also brilliant and actually really funny, the Late Robin Williams in particular as Teddy Roosevelt, the 24th President of the United States, which brings his genius acting to the movie and gives it memorable times. The Museum Director is also hilarious as trying to give a picture as a big boss but who doesn't have a clue of what's going on in his own museum. Owen Wilson as Jeb and Steve Coogan as Octavius are also very funny because of their very small height but their huge ego.

Yes this movie is definitely a good way to enjoy family time and have a serious laugh.

It's true after all.

You remember your childhood fantasy that when the lights go off and the doors are locked at the museum, the stuffed animals, detailed dioramas and monster dinosaurs come to life.

With the help of some impressive CGI, the New York Museum of Natural History does come to amazing life in the new Christmas offering 'Night at the Museum' taken from Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc's kid's book. And all in service of a story that is pure Hollywood schlock but largely saved by ingratiating performances.

After churning out 5 wildly successful films last year, Ben Stiller has returned to the big screen. With all history coming to chaotic life around him, what the film needs is grounding in humanity and Stiller wisely downplays his usual brand of frenetic comedy. The man is an actor and there is a subtle, heartfelt quality to his work not often seen.

That doesn't mean there aren't a few scenes of vintage Stiller as when he gets into a slapping contest with a recalcitrant capuchin monkey named Dexter.

Stiller is Larry Daley, a loser who can't seem to get his life going. His marriage has dissolved and he is trying desperately to hold onto his son's affections. When his latest wacky invention fizzles he reluctantly takes a responsible job as the night guard at the museum.

The new guy is welcomed to the position by three old coots who are being retired. The trio are the smooth octogenarians Dick Van Dyke, and Mickey Rooney and long time character actor Bill Cobbs.

The three geriatric actors seem to be having a rare old time back on the big screen.

As the night falls, Van Dyke warns ominously before leaving, "Don't let anything in. Or out!" When the sun sets, the museum comes to life and our hapless hero is on the run. He is chased by the bones of a massive T-Rex, lions prowl, Huns pillage and he is attacked by tiny railroad builders and vast armies of Roman soldiers – with large fiery catapults.

The railroaders are led by a tiny (and unbilled) Owen Wilson doing his Owen Wilson thing.

The two armies mount a battle as they want to conquer each other's territory – with poor Larry in the middle.

An excellent Robin Williams is Teddy Roosevelt come to life to give Larry advice on how to make something of his life. Mostly by coping with the carnage around him.

The museum is run by a humorless stuffed shirt named Reginald played with dead pan hilarity by The Office's Ricky Gervais.

Director Shawn Levy ('The Pink Panther') fills his screen with action. While Larry is being terrorized, there is inevitably a mastodon or group of Neanderthals just wandering around in the background.

And the geezers return in the night with an agenda of their own.

'Night at the Museum' could easily have become a one-joke movie. After the first night – what have you got? Well, writers Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant don't let their screen-lay stop at that. Larry is persuaded to come back for a second try – this time prepared for the onslaught.

Hilariously, none of his planning works.

The writers make one big mistake in their fantasy. A relationship develops between Larry and a docent named Rebecca (Carla Gugino). She can't finish a paper she's writing on Lewis and Clark's great Shoshone guide Sacagawea (Mizuo Peck).

Larry introduces her to the museum's now animated wax character and, presumably, the two talk history. But at another point, when Larry needs Roosevelt's historical expertise, the character observes that he really knows nothing – he's just a wax figure created by a factory in upstate New York.

You can't have it both ways guys.

A small detail I suspect and the kids who will make this one of the most popular films of the Christmas season won't notice.

"Night at the Museum' is not a flat-out comedy (though Stiller always has something droll happening) but that is not what its producers are after. Besides its spectacularly realized fantasy world, it wants to tell a story of a poor schmuck with good intentions who learns a few life lessons in self-reliance.

Fun and entertaining though it is, 'Night at the Museum' will not go on to become a season classic as Tom Hank's 'Polar Express.' No E.T here. But it takes a worthy place beside 'Jumanji' and 'Gremlins' and even this Christmas' 'Charlotte's Webb' as a fine fantasy family entertainment.

It will be scary for the little ones.

'Night at the Museum' is being released simultaneously in the big screen IMAX process. If you can, that is the way to see it. The digital effects are remarkably detailed and the huge IMAX screen really shows them off.

I came into this movie thinking that it would suck AND disliking Ben Stiller very much. But I thought, hey, free tickets, Monday night, how bad could it be? Well, it wasn't. It was much funnier and had a much better script than I had anticipated. Stiller, famous for being *in* funny situations and not making them, actually acted like a comic character, something of a cross between Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Usuaully he's a passive element, but here he propelled the comedy further. Great job. Also, a fantastic group of supporting characters like Gus, Mr. McPhee and Atilla the Hun. The only problem I really had was the son, who was much too perfect and pacific to be of any interest, and was, at most times, quite annoying.

So all of you nay-sayers who judge the film by its previews, tut-tut to you. It's funny, it's fast, and wastes no time with kicking it into high gear. Great special effects, especially the T-Rex. Also, with the poor previews, it leaves you to enjoy the many delightful small twists and turns that keep the movie fresh.

So take off that cloak of prejudice and enjoy, it won't disappoint.

I watched that movie while in vacation just before New Year. So happened that by the time I decided to buy a ticket I already had seen several films sequentially in a couple of previous days and was even sick of the word "cinema"... To my surprise I was really enjoyed watching it. It is a pleasant contemporary fairy tale with a bit of visual effects, a remarkable cast, maybe not great but really good performing... If you like you may think that this comedy has some serious thoughts about relations between grown-ups and their children, about love and friendship... It actually has all these. But firstly it is just a kind tale ( and suitable for audience of all ages). I sincerely recommend this movie.

I am not an admirer of Ben Stiller's comic talents, nor of the movie work of Robin Williams. I volunteered to take my 7-year-old grandson out for an afternoon, and this was on the agenda. My worst fears initially appeared justified, as we were served a large helping of the Stiller charm-challenged schlub. When the museum chaos started early I steeled myself for another hour of nonstop slapstick mayhem and mugging.

Wrong.

The movie had a plot, and it was not a bad one. And Stiller was very funny in several scenes. The treat, though, was Robin Williams, who gives a restrained but authoritative and even somewhat touching portrayal of Theodore Roosevelt. An uncredited Owen Wilson's Jedediah's interactions with Steve Coogan's Octavias were a sly pleasure.

Hey, I laughed, my grandson laughed. No swearing or nudity, lots of movie references for the cinephiles. Ben, all is not forgiven, but you kinda won me over in this one.