

The previous chapter of this saga, at the very least, provided the entertainment factor of Amy Adams playing Amelia Earhart like a screwball comedy ingénue and Hank Azaria channeling Bobby “Boris” Pickett as a devious Egyptian monarch.

See video: 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb' Trailer: Ben Stiller Meets Sir Lancelot From 'Downton Abbey' (Video) Had the camera remained over Martin’s shoulder, watching her continue to do so for 97 minutes, the film would probably have upped its quotient of laughs, suspense, and genuine emotion.īut no, instead we have to follow a plainly bored-looking Ben Stiller to London, ostensibly to fix the magic tablet that makes all the museum exhibits come alive at night, but really to put a button on this shrill kiddie franchise by turning it into a trilogy and suddenly pretending that the prospect of saying farewell to these characters will offer the emotional heft of “Toy Story 3.” An early scene in “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” features an archivist, played by the great Andrea Martin, playing Candy Crush Saga on her computer.
