Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Release date: 2015-01-04
Country: UK|USA
Language: English
Director: Shawn Levy
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, 21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Rating: 6.2/10
Length: 1h 38min

Storyline

At the Museum of Natural History, there's a new exhibit being unveiled. Larry Daley, who manages the night exhibit where the exhibits come to life because of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah, is in charge of the presentation. But when the exhibits go awry, Larry finds himself in trouble. He learns the Tablet is corroding so he does some research and learns that Cecil, the former museum guard, was at the site when the Tablet was discovered. He tells Larry they were warned if they remove it could mean the end. Larry realizes it means the end of the magic. He talks to Ahkmenrah who says that he doesn't know anything. Only his father the Pharaoh knows the Tablet's secrets. He learns that the Pharaoh was sent to the London museum. So he convinces Dr. McPhee, the museum curator, to help send him to London. He takes Ahkmenrah with him but some of the others tag along, like Teddy Roosevelt, Attila, Octavius, and Jedediah.

Plot Keywords

night watchman, star died before release, archaeologist, tomb, volcano, museum, london england, monkey, reference to youtube, falling into a hole, egypt, year 1938, third in trilogy, third part, sequel, watchman, reference to facebook, ancient egypt, cell phone, pharaoh

Short Review

The appearances of Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney (who have both since died) adds extra poignance to a film that pretty much follows the contours of its predecessors.