The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Adventure · Animation · Comedy · 2022
Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun goes down. But when the maniacal ruler Kahmunrah escapes, it is up to Nick to save the museum once and for all.
Movie details
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
“Same shift. Different night.”
2022 Adventure · Animation · Comedy 1h 17m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun goes down. But when the maniacal ruler Kahmunrah escapes, it is up to Nick to save the museum once and for all.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Matt Danner
Written by
Ray DeLaurentis · William Schifrin
Joshua Bassett
Nick Daley (voice)
Thomas Lennon
Teddy (voice)
Joseph Kamal
Kahmunrah (voice)
Akmal Saleh
Seth (voice)
Steve Zahn
Jedediah (voice)
Jack Whitehall
Octavius (voice)
Kieran Sequoia
Sacajawea (voice)
Court is in session
Put Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.