Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

I thought the First Night at the Museum movie was OK, the second was horrific.  So I went to see the third and final version with mixed feelings.  I was pleasantly surprised as it was quite good.  In fact it was the best of all three Night at the Museum movies. 

The movie begins by showing some history of how the Egyptian tablet came about and how it was cursed.  The tablet needed to be in moonlight every so often or it would lose its magic.  Since the tablet had been inside the museum for so long without moonlight, all of the exhibits in the museum would no longer be able to come to life in the evenings. 

Larry (played by Ben Stiller) decides to go on a road trip to the museum in London to find out more.  He brings along several of the main exhibits who had played major parts in all 3 movies.  They included Owen Wilson as Jedediah the cowboy, the late and great Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt, Steve Coogan as Octavius the Roman, Patrick Gallagher as Attilla the Hun, and of course Dexter the monkey.  When they arrive at the London museum, they are met with Tilly, the security guard who was played by Rebel Wilson.  She lets them in but has no idea of what is about to occur. 

Soon the exhibits in the London museum come to life as those in New York City had done before.   These include Sir Lancelot (played by Dan Stevens) and the Egyptian leader who cursed the tablet played by Ben Kingsley. 

The comedy in this movie was pretty good and very family oriented.  The actors really shined in their roles.  Even Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney had small parts as former museum employees.  The storyline was easy to follow and appropriate for all ages.  At the end of this movie there was a small tribute to both Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney who had passed away earlier in the year.  It was a great way to end the movie.  I thought this movie was entertaining and I gave it 3 out of 4 stars.