‘Museum’ sequel doesn’t live up to its comic potential

Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" Night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) befriends Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) in “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”

Had this unpretentious, goofy comedy been directed by a Robert Zemeckis or a Steven Spielberg, and been written by a Seth Rogen or a John Hamburg, it would have been smart as well as mildly entertaining.

But “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” was directed by Shawn Levy, who gave us the vapid remakes of the classics “Cheaper By the Dozen” and “The Pink Panther.” It was written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, the team behind the sophomoric “Reno 911: Miami” and the lowbrow improv TV series it’s based on. (Read more…)

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