Metacritic Movie Ratings
Night at the Museum Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  What a dull, nice movie, wrenched from a wild premise and battered into docility.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Though the premise is clever -- everything comes to life at night in New York City's Natural History Museum -- this movie doesn't make the best comic use of the concept.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  The bulk of the movie is a series of sight gags and set pieces that wreak much havoc but little else.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  This rambunctious, "Jumanji"-style extravaganza is a gallery of special effects in search of a story; rarely has so much production value yielded so little in terms of audience engagement.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  This season's answer to "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," it's an overstuffed grab bag in which lumps of coal are glued together with melted candy.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Director Levy struggles to find a uniform pitch that would agreeably blend together the gags, the visual effects and the obligatory heart moments. In its absence, there's a stop-and-start hollowness that confuses noise and chaos for comic energy.

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