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
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Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernDec 19, 2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has one thing going for it that even many of this season's prestige films don't: It's kind of fun, unembarrassingly, and not least of all because the people who made it look like they had a good time doing so. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriDec 22, 2014
Playing Teddy Roosevelt in these films was nowhere near a highpoint for Williams, but it did speak to his fondness for these CGI-infused kids’ spectacles. His final farewell here is gentle, reflectively and almost unbearably moving. It lends the the film a retroactive grace. Read full review
70
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekDec 18, 2014
The third installment, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb may be the best, and even the generally wound-too-tight Ben Stiller — once again playing a bemused Museum of Natural History guard — is easy to tolerate. Read full review
70
VarietyScott FoundasDec 12, 2014
A most enjoyable capper to director Shawn Levy and producer Chris Columbus’ cheerfully silly and sneakily smart family-entertainment juggernaut. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackDec 17, 2014
Surprisingly well-crafted for something as aggressively dumb as this, the real surprise is the cast. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaDec 19, 2014
The Night at the Museum tent pole has played fast and loose with history, and with our knowledge, or lack of knowledge, of the past. But I'm pretty sure a capuchin monkey never urinated on teensy-weensy figures of a cowboy and a Roman emperor as they ran for their lives from a lava flow in ancient Pompeii. That happens in Secret of the Tomb, and it seems like a fitting way to retire the show. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyDec 19, 2014
The SFX set pieces are pretty lame, mostly involving a lot of weary running around and tense, ticking-clock urgency. What elevates Secret of the Tomb is the classicism of its humour. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigDec 18, 2014
The third installment of the Night at the Museum franchise, Secret of the Tomb, is better than its predecessors, funnier and more adventurous, thanks to a visit across the pond to the British Museum. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTom RussoDec 18, 2014
Seeing Ben Stiller, the late Robin Williams, and their magically roused gang together again, this time in London, is initially all about indulgent, nostalgic smiles rather than new wows. But then comes the movie’s exceptionally clever and fresh final act, which delivers genuine surprise along with many laughs. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDec 18, 2014
Rates as more determinedly heartfelt than the first and not as witty as the second (and best). Also, no Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart in jodhpurs this time around. Read full review
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