| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Townsend |
"Computer-generated things that go bump in the night can't cover for a thin story and less-than-inspired performances from Stiller and Williams." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...stuffed with smart performers doing graciously silly work..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Stranded in this charmless fantasy, Stiller is reduced to his old halting, squirming tricks." more... |
C- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"The film's vision of a museum as a lively place might excite your tykes into wanting to see a real one..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"Here's an idea: Instead of buying a movie ticket, spend the afternoon in an actual museum. You'll likely laugh just as hard." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"A week at the La Brea Tar Pits would be more entertaining. " more... |
D |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...strands several generations of performers in a highly derivative script and hackneyed direction." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...an overstuffed grab bag in which lumps of coal are glued together with melted candy." more... |
D+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"A delight." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"The truly bizarre Ben Stiller farce, Night at the Museum, is no laugh riot, and misfires all over the screen, but it develops its own unique charm and leaves a pleasant afterglow." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia 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." more... |
C |
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