C., he heads there, and with the unwitting aid of Jonah Hill, the 'new guy', he tries to stop Egyptian king Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) from rising up and ruling the world with the help of some dastardly villains of the past. When he finds out that they are being shipped to the Smithsonian museum in Washington D. The leads being the worst offenders - Ben Stiller reprises his role as Larry, no longer a night watchman, but missing his friends nonetheless. His framing is boring, and his sense of narrative non-existent, and his actors have no energy to speak of. Getting a large and talented cast to play historical characters in a franchise that made money the first time around would not have been too taxing, so I don't really know where Shawn Levy spent his energy, because it sure as spit ain't on the screen. This is the kind of movie that almost makes you think of the prequel fondly.
With a few decent actors pulling off some good jokes and some easy laughs that pay off early, as well as Amy Adams doing what she does best - charm the film to a better quality - it is harder to say that the film is utter trash.Īll the rest of it, though - the rote screenplay, the terrible humour, the bad acting and the completely vapid characterization - is as bad as you think it is. It would have been easier if Battle Of The Smithsonian did not have a single shred of humour or charm, because then writing it off would have been easier.
