Overrated Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum is one of those comedies that kind of makes me crazy. The main guy, Ben Stiller ("Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny"), is not really dumb, he just does illogical things. If someone gives me instructions and says read these first, I'm going to read them before I start playing with the intercom system. Stiller plays a down on his luck dad who takes a job as a night guard at the Natural History Museum so his son will be proud of him. Everything in the museum comes to life at night and chaos ensues. It's sometimes funny and sometimes lame. And there's nothing really surprising here, plot wise or otherwise. However, Owen Wilson ("You, Me and Dupree") and Steve Coogan ("Hot Fuzz") as a miniature cowboy and roman, respectively are hilarious every time they are on screen.