Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is the perfect installment following the beloved live-action trilogy starring Ben Stiller. The animation is superb along with an excellent voice cast featuring Joshua Bassett as he takes on the starring role as Nick Daley, the newest night guard at the Museum of Natural History. Without a doubt, the film has just the right mixture of action and humor that makes this long-awaited sequel so much more enjoyable. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is a successful and solid attempt at rebooting the franchise if Disney does decide to move forward with it. The all-new animated film carries on the magic of the original trilogy while opening the door into a new era for these iconic characters.
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Spoiler WarningA job as a night guard at New York’s American Museum of Natural History is a challenging job for anyone, but high school student Nick Daley (Joshua Bassett) is following in his father’s footsteps and is determined not to let him down. Working at the museum turned his dad’s life around, and this new summer gig may be just what Nick needs to get him to focus and get serious about his post-high school plans. Luckily, Nick is familiar with the museum’s ancient tablet that brings all the exhibits to life when the sun goes down. Back at school, Nick is clumsy and doesn’t have a lot of friends, but inside the museum, he is completely focused on his job and empowered by the support of his friends who reside there.
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The exhibitions of the Museum of Natural History scare away the latest guard, much to Larry Daley’s (Zachary Levi) displeasure. Teddy Roosevelt (Thomas Lennon) and Sacagawea (Kieran Sequoia) tell him that they would prefer that his son, Nick, take over the position and after some reluctance, Larry agrees. Nick himself is struggling as he wants to join the school’s jazz recital by being their DJ and so that he can be close to his crush Mia (Shelby Simmons). Despite his teacher Ms. Montefusco (Lidia Porto) seeing promise in him, Nick believes he has failed. Larry explains to Nick that while he will be guarding the History Museum in Japan, he will be filling in for him at home in New York City. Nick thinks he will fail, but Larry manages to get his ex-wife Erica (Gillian Jacobs) to also agree to it.
Nick is reunited with the rest of the gang including Rex, Attila (Alexander Salamat), Jedediah (Steve Zahn), Octavius (Jack Whitehall), Laaa (Zachary Levi), Dexter the monkey (Dee Bradley Baker), and Joan of Arc (Alice Isaaz). His first task is to lock the storage room in the basement, but after encountering all the creepy things downstairs, Nick uses a statue to block the door and runs away in fear. Kahmunrah (Joseph Kamal), who was locked away, breaks free and steals the tablet that brings the exhibitions to life in an effort to rule the world. A chase ensues through the museum, but he manages to escape. Nick and his friends take off after him while Rex stays behind to guard the museum. While outside, Joan has a vision showing her that Kahmunrah is headed to the Museum of Natural Art where an exhibition on the Temple of Dendur is being held.
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The group catches up to Kahmunrah and chases him through the art museum. As backup, Kahmunrah brings to life the God of Chaos, Seth (Akmal Saleh), who uses his powers to keep the heroes at bay. They find the painting that leads to Ancient Egypt and enter it. With only a couple of hours until sunrise, Nick and his friends enter the painting as well. While traversing the Nile, Nick begins to feel hopeless as Kahmunrah’s escape was his fault, but the group gives him encouragement. They eventually arrive at Dendur and avoid a series of traps before reaching Kahmunrah and Seth who plan to use the tablet, by playing three notes, to unleash the Egyptian army of jackals on them.
A fight in the temple ensues with Nick finally overcoming his insecurities. He plays the notes in reverse which causes the tablet to suck away the jackals, Seth, and Kahmunrah. Nick and his friends escape, but the sun is already rising. Remembering that has a poster of the Museum that Sacagawea gave him earlier, they use it to head back home just in time. Nick finally has the confidence in himself to try out for the jazz recital again, this time with success, starts dating Mia, and accepts his position as the new night guard at the museum.
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is now available for streaming exclusively on Disney+ after being delayed from a 2021 release.
