Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and his exhibit pals—Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt, Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan as cowboy and Roman figurines, etc.—fly off to the British Museum to restore the magic Egyptian tablet that gives them life. The 2006 original and its 2009 sequel were amusing trifles; this time the goings-on are still trifling but less amusing. Director Shawn Levy and a new team of writers (David Guion, Michael Handelman and Mark Friedman) fail to find a new hook, falling back on more and bigger visual effects. The movie's not bad, but three times really is one too many. On the plus side, there's a clever chase set in an M.C. Escher print and a hilarious cameo from Hugh Jackman (as himself)—plus the bittersweet sight of farewell turns from Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney.