Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Release Date: December 19, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
14
Negative:
9
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDec 18, 2014
The dialogue is schmaltzy and often painfully unfunny. The special effects are often so 1980s-bad... Time and again, terrific actors sink in the equivalent of cinematic quicksand, helpless against the sucking sound of this movie. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreDec 17, 2014
Minor moments of slapstick may tickle the kids, but anybody older, especially those who remember what Williams was like in his prime and how funny Stiller was just two “Museum” movies ago, will wish this tomb had stayed sealed. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDrew HuntDec 15, 2014
This third and supposedly final edition in the franchise is nothing more than an uncomfortably transparent contractual obligation. Read full review
20
The DissolveAndrew LapinDec 17, 2014
Even for the third entry in a family franchise, the construction is lazy to the point of indifference. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDec 12, 2014
Despite relocating across the pond to the esteemed British Museum, the creaky Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb fails to capitalize on the comic potential provided by that change of venue. Read full review
25
The PlaylistDrew TaylorDec 22, 2014
Night at the Museum was always the best when it was closest to complete anarchy, tapping into the zippy, good-natured malevolence of filmmakers like Joe Dante, but here that energy is gone, replaced by a kind of sleepy noncommittal attitude. The magic has dried up; the museum is closed forever. Read full review
31
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeDec 12, 2014
It's hard to get invested in the father-son dynamic here, even it when it represents a diversion from the limp comedy bits and the flatlined suspense. Read full review
30
TimeRichard CorlissDec 19, 2014
Did anyone have a good time making this movie? The actors seem to be reading their lines at gunpoint, in an enterprise whose mood is less summer camp than internment camp. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDec 18, 2014
The aptly subtitled Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a blast of dead air and mummified humor. Read full review
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