The perfect family film for a
Bank Holiday Monday morning, Night at the
Museum is a film in which history comes to life. Larry Daley (Ben Stiller)
is divorced and unable to hold down a steady job in New York City. His ex-wife believes that the
constant uprooting is affecting their ten year old son and pleads with him to
settle down and get a steady job. Larry takes a job at the Museum of Natural History
as a night watchman but soon discovers that the job is much harder than
advertised as the exhibits literally come to life after dark.
I’ve seen this film a few times
now but I’m not really sure why. It’s quite fun and passes a couple of hours
but it’s by no stretch of the imagination, a classic. Night at the Museum is one of those films that you can put on and
turn off the brain, allowing the noises and images to wash over you as your
eyes glaze over. What it offers is silly fun and a treat for kids. Unfortunately
I watched it alone, in my pyjamas.
