Review Roundup: Kid-Friendly Comedy NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3: THE SECRET OF THE TOMB Opens Today

All of our favorite exhibits return in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3: THE SECRET OF THE TOMB! The film is the final installment in the NIGHT AT THE MUSUEM franchise.

This time around, we once again follow Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) at his job as the director of nighttime operations at the Museum of Natural History. However, when Larry realizes that the magical tablet that brings the exhibits to life is decaying, he decides to travel to London's British Musuem to search for a way to preserve the tablet's magic.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3: THE SECRET OF THE TOMB stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Dan Stevens, Ben Kingsley, and Robin Williams in one of his final screen roles.

Let's see what the critics had to say!

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: It's a chronically underachieving movie, but relatively amusing in its quaint wish fulfillment.

Richard Corliss, Time: Did anyone have a good time making this movie? The actors seem to be reading their lines at gunpoint, in an enterprise whose mood is less summer camp than internment camp.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: It's a hectic pileup, this movie, but at least in its final laps it takes the time to say its goodbyes more or less properly.

Scott Foundas, Variety: A fond farewell, to the series and to two of its stars - Mickey Rooney and Robin Williams - "Tomb" offers little in the way of secrets of surprises, but should add much holiday cheer to Fox's box-office coffers.

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: There are big special effects, of course, but refreshingly, this third (and final?) movie in the franchise is like a pleasant stroll through familiar halls. Which is not to say "Tomb" is dull - but it is surprisingly mellow for a madcap race against time.

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: Despite relocating across the pond to the esteemed British Museum, the creaky NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB fails to capitalize on the comic potential provided by that change of venue.

Soren Andersen, Seattle Times: Ben Stiller may be the star of the "Night at the Museum" pictures, but Williams' Teddy Roosevelt is the funny heart and compassionate soul of the series, dispensing clever one-liners and offering calming wisdom to Stiller's perpetually harried character, Larry Daley.

Liz Bruan, Ottawa Sun: The magic is already long GONE in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, a dog's breakfast of a 'family movie' that will confuse smallfry and bore their parents.

Alonso Duralde, The Wrap: An early scene in "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" features an archivist, played by the great Andrea Martin, playing Candy Crush Saga on her computer. Had the camera remained over Martin's shoulder, watching her continue to do so for 97 minutes, the film would probably have upped its quotient of laughs, suspense, and genuine emotion.

Tony Hicks, Mercury News: Even a last chance to see the legendary Williams on screen isn't enough to make this "Museum" worth the price of admission.

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