A Unique Night at the Museum

At first I was a little reluctant to see Night at the Museum because it just seemed way too out there. However, I was "forced" to go and was surprisingly entertained by this film. Ben Stiller is the star, who plays a night security guard that is struggling to make it in New York City. He is so desperate to keep a job for his son that he takes on this crazy job where the museum comes alive on his watch. I know what your thinking it seems too far fetched that an museum of history's characters can come to life. However, this is sort of the appeal of the movie because I had not seen anything quite like this before. It it just the type of the movie that allows you to dive into a world of imagination like similar to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
You will see Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt who is like the museum hero. Surprisingly Williams is not his crazy, hilarious self in this movie because his character is more the strong, silent type. To me that was a let down because you come to expect this hilarity when he is in any film. Also another great actor in this movie is Owen Wilson who plays Jedidiah the tiny cowboy. This character rocked but he was not in the film nearly enough.
So I guess what I am saying is that if you want to see a true comedy this is not the funniest film out there right now. I mean do not get me wrong there were some side splitting parts to this film like when the cavemen were inhaling the fire extinguisher as if it were ice cream. That was classic! This was more an adventurous or imagination genre that I feel all ages could enjoy. I mean I guess it had to be a pretty good movie since almost the entire packed theatre clapped at the end of the movie. Yea I personally find that a little weird but whatever.
Check out the preview here:
http://movies.aol.com/movie/night-at-the-museum/24472/trailer