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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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Total FilmNeil SmithJan 9, 2015
The most inventive sequence has Larry and Teddy plunge into an MC Escher painting, an interlude so dazzling you can almost overlook the weeing monkey. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie ErrigoDec 22, 2014
Against the odds, perhaps, but part three injects a tiring franchise with new life and some surprisingly dark jokes. Some fun cameos and another winning Dan Stevens turn also add much needed unpredictability to the miniature goings-on. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldDec 18, 2014
It’s a chronically underachieving movie, but relatively amusing in its quaint wish fulfillment. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinDec 18, 2014
The third Night at the Museum film starts strongly, with its heart in the past... It’s an exciting opening, and perhaps too exciting for the film’s own good. It’s hard not to be disappointed when the plot moves back to the present and settles into the time-honoured formula of digitised creatures running riot and famous people in fancy dress doing shtick. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 17, 2014
There are big special effects, of course, but refreshingly, this third (and final?) movie in the franchise is like a pleasant stroll through familiar halls. Read full review
58
HitfixDrew McWeenyDec 22, 2014
The real problem for me is that every one of the films feels exactly the same, and this is where I think I'm at odds with what the studios want from these films. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyDec 17, 2014
Secret Of The Tomb plays it as a source of corny jokes, pop-culture references, and father-son bonding moments. In other words, it’s exactly the kind of film that shouldn’t be expected to engage with its assorted bizarre subtexts — but what a movie it could be if it did. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyDec 18, 2014
The adult viewer, reflecting on the idea that this is “just” a kid’s movie, might conclude that kids deserve a little better. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoDec 18, 2014
This film is mainly for “Night at the Museum” diehards. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsDec 18, 2014
The special effects remain good, but the jokes are creaky, the sentiments are forced and the pop-historical lessons are obligatory. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartDec 17, 2014
For piquing kids’ interest in history and nature, you could do worse than this goofy Ben Stiller franchise. But its third installment is more meh than manic, too reliant on wide shots of the ragtag Museum of Natural History cohorts striding down corridors. You get the feeling returning director Shawn Levy is ready to hang it up. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianStephen WhittyDec 19, 2014
The exhibits in this Night at the Museum may still come to life nightly. But their latest movie stays stubbornly inert. Read full review
40
CineVueJamie NeishDec 18, 2014
Looped around a paper-thin narrative that makes hardly any sense, Secret of the Tomb displays signs of fatigue right from the start. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDec 18, 2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a rather lackluster affair, a cash grab that tries to aim a little higher but confuses sappy shortcuts with real emotion. Read full review
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