"A Night at the Museum" is 108 minutes but felt much longer. I thought they could cut about 45 minutes, but that would leave it a very short film. I am tired of Ben Stiller doing his Ben Stiller schtick, and he does it non-stop in this film. It felt as though much of the dialogue was ad libbed by just about everyone.
It's too bad. The premise is wonderful and well executed. It's great fun to watch everything in the musuem run amok. But it just isn't enough, and so Ben Stiller runs amok to flesh it out.
Though there are many enjoyable moments, there's just not enough for the movie to sustain itself.
The kids in the theater seemed to like it.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd