Larry Daley played by Ben Stiller is a struggling entrepreneur that believes that he is distant for fame and fortune. Unfortunately, that fortune has not come and he is down on his luck. Having just separated from his wife and moving from one place to another Larry is convinced by his ex wife that he will need to get a job or she may have to stop visitation with their son. Larry does not want that so in desperation he goes to a job agency to try to get a full time job. At first they were not able to find a match for him. But after exhibiting determined attitude the clerk grants him a long shot, a job at the local science museum. It’s a long shot because everyone previous to Larry we’re turned down from the position by the museum. Larry quickly accepts the position as a graveyard-shift security guard.

Larry shows up for the shift and finds out very quickly that there is something different about this museum. It seems that the displays don’t stay still at night. They all become free roaming individuals only at night. This becomes the challenge for Larry. How to guard the displays and in the first few days stay alive with live Lions and epic war battle are re-enacted nightly at a drop of a dime. Larry also has to deal with the fact that all of the displays have to stay in the museum or they will disintegrate and no longer exist if left out after sunrise.

Night at the Museum is a great movie with a story line that actually attempts to teach a little history. The story line was well thought of and carried me along the whole length of the movie. The main characters, his son and President Teddy Roosevelt played by Robin Williams bring a wealth of depth to the already strong story. I would not have any problems taking children to this movie. The story line is clean and without any blemish. If I had a rating system I would give this movie 5 stars out of 5..

Rated: PG

Playing Time: 108 Minutes

2006