After wandering around the deserted museum, Larry notices the T-Rex feature is no longer on its stand, but running around the museum; and not only that, the entire museum is under the spell of a magical Egyptian tablet ‚ meaning everything comes to life at night.

Left to fend for himself with only the vague instructions from the former security guard (Dick Van Dyke) he attempts to follow the rules to the letter. However, the myriad of characters (Neanderthals, cowboys, Sacajawea, Attila the Hun, Roman warriors, lions, tigers and monkeys; you get the point) proves to be too much for Larry.

  Coming to rescue is Robin Williams, who plays Teddy Roosevelt. Williams, who helps Larry manage the issues he has with the diverse characters, lights up the screen in this role. Yet even with Teddyís help, Larry continues to doubt his potential. However, when the magic tablet goes missing, Larry sees the chance to redeem himself in his sonís eyes as well as find his own value and purpose in life.

There are several well-known cast members including the 86-year-old Mickey Rooney and Owen Wilson. And although as a whole, the movie was fairly choppy between scenes, the acting was sub-par, and some of the plot contradictory, overall this movie was incredibly amusing as a family film. Itís not too scary for young children and is pretty clean. The special effects are fun and characters are charming. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 evil monkeys.

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Anne is a writer, artist & coffee addict who lives with her husband and two emotionally unstable cats in the Dallas area. She works at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall and in her free time enjoys badly impersonating foreign accents, photography, and eating anything chocolate. You can reach Anne on her blog at Flowerdust.net.