I would agree with many of the other reviews that those who enjoyed the first NATM movie will also like the sequel. Ben Stiller is great as the night watchman. Abraham Lincoln's part is pretty cool as well. It's not out of this world fantastic, but it is a nice family movie with a wholesome storyline.
I knew going in that the movie would have to condense much of the material from the book and felt that Hardwicke did an awesome job of capturing all the major events. The casting was very, very good. We enjoyed it so much that we're already planning to see it again as soon as possible.