Fresh
It's all dumb, but fun.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Overview
Legend has it that if a human man falls in love with a mermaid she will grow legs; legs that will, if she so desires, carry her far, far away from the very man she cast her watery spell upon... But what becomes of the human man, when her spell remains but she is gone? Edward Dunstan (Ben Whishaw) is a photographer and filmmaker obsessed by his muse (Kristen McMenamy). Blinded by his all-consuming passion and perfectionism, he was unable to see her as she was and so, she has left him. All that remains are his photographs and film of her that he has running on a loop. Only now does he understand what she endured. There is nothing left for him but to become both artist and muse…
Director and cast
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Rotten
The exhibits in this "Night at the Museum" may still come to life nightly. But their latest movie stays stubbornly inert.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Funny, charming kiddie-flick fare.
John Semley, Globe and Mail
Fresh
There are some key elements that make this "Night at the Museum" sequel work better than its predecessor.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Like many a sequel that has exhausted its plot possibilities, Secret of the Tomb looks abroad to add color and culture.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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