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- IMDB rating: 7.00
- IMDB votes: 7277
- Release Date: 2010
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Added: 9 April 2010
Vote: 29
An embarrassment…
I love Steve Carell and Tina Fey. They are two of my favorite actors.Despite some tepid comments I heard about this film, I wanted to see itbecause I love 'em so much. How could a movie go wrong with them in it,right?
Wrong! What a painful experience. I so wanted to at least like thismovie, but even that was asking too much.
Let's review the plot. Steve and Tina's characters have an unexciting,sexless marriage. They routinely go on Date-Night every Friday. Butnothing happens afterwords. No sex, just sleep. Trying to spark thingsup, Steve takes his wife to a new, trendy restaurant. There are noseats available, so Steve steals the reservations of some no-shows,pretending they are that couple. Thugs show up, thinking they are them,and a roller coaster ride through the city follows.
This could be a great pretext for funny situations. But not with thiswriter. The movie wasn't funny. While Tina and Steve did the best theycould, the material didn't work. The writer didn't know how to set up ajoke, and pay if off. Scenes that could have been humorous fell flat.Watching them try to make us laugh with this flat script, and adirector who does not have a feel for comedy, was painful.
I couldn't wait to get out of the theater, and that was after the firstfive minutes. I still love Tina and Steve, but not here. I can't tellyou how sorry I am that I give this movie a 1/10. I was literallycringing in some of the scenes.
Added: 12 June 2010
Vote: 5
PG-13?? Are You Out Of Your Mind?
There isn't a number low enough to describe this movie. And whichderelict exactly was responsible for the PG-13 rating anyway? I satthere between my teenagers literally cringing over the distastefulsexual content, etc., etc.. Sitting through scene after scene in thehopes that they would at some point get better, until we finally left,wishing we hadn't given this movie a single minute of our time. Yuck!Total yuck! Total and complete trash! A laugh or two here and there inthe theater seemed almost as contrived as the movie. Now I understandwhy Tina was so against Sarah. Sarah actually has a standard or two.
I'll gladly ban any future Steve or Tina flicks going forward.
Added: 30 April 2010
Vote: 2
Date Night
From director Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen, Night at the Museum), Ithought from the looks of it this was some kind of spoof of Mr. andMrs. Smith, but it turned out to be much more interesting than that.Basically the Fosters, husband Phil (The 40 Year Old Virgin's SteveCarell) and wife Claire (30 Rock's Tina Fey) have been married for manyyears, and to get away from working, looking after the kids and thehouse, they often find time for a "date night". Worrying that they aregoing to separate, Phil wants to make the next date night different, sohe tries to get him and Claire into new restaurant Claw. The place isfull, but when the opportunity to steal a table from a couple thatdon't show up comes, they take it. While having dinner, Phil and Claireare interrupted by two men thinking that they are the "Tripplehorns"who have the "flash drive", stolen from mob boss Joe Miletto (RayLiotta), and threaten them with guns to get it. When they eventuallyescape the two men, Collins (Common) and Armstrong (Jimmi Simpson), thecouple try to explain what happened to police Detective Arroyo (TarajiP. Henson), they see the two men are with the cops, so they can't trustthem. They decide to try and find the flash drive to end the wholething, starting by finding the address, from the phone number, of theTripplehorns, with the help of security expert Holbrooke (MarkWahlberg), who never wears a shirt. After visiting the Tripplehorns, orrather couple Whippit (Family Guy's Mila Kunis) and Taste (Spider-Man'sJames Franco), to get the flash drive, there is a hilarious car andtaxi crash chase with the two fake cops and the couple, with wimpy cabdriver (J.B. Smoove). Unfortunately the lose the flash drive crashingin the New York river, but Phil looked at it before this to findpictures of DA Frank Crenshaw (William Fichtner), who hangs around witha lot of prostitutes. In the strip club claiming to be theTripplehorns, Crenshaw and Miletto corner Phil and Claire where a feudescalates, but thankfully Claire counts to three (like she does withthe kids) and it's all over. Also starring Leighton Meester as Katy,Kristen Wiig as Haley Sullivan, Mark Ruffalo as Brad Sullivan andWill.i.am. Carell and Fey are terrific as the normal married couplehaving the hellish action filled night, Whalberg with his shirt off isamusing, and the action scenes give you something else to focus onother than the small gags, a very likable comedy action. Very good!
User: eelliemaeeAdded: 21 April 2010
Vote: 2
one of the funniest movies I have ever seen
this was a ridiculously top notch LAUGH OUT LOUD humor. Nice and easy,nothing too raunchy (which is nice for a change). Tina Fey is my newhero, she is so quirky and I just love her humor. Normally I HATE stripclub scenes in movies cause they are SO OVER DONE and always inabundance with exploiting women and having an eye full of T& A but thestrip club scene actually somewhat made fun of stripping and how sillyit actually is. I was holding the chair in front of me from laughing sohard.Steve delivers a great performance. They are in a non stop chasethrough out the movie where they find themselves in hilariouspredicaments and all along the way clever one liners. I am going to seethis one again and again! A+ If you want to see some silly humorwithout all the garbage like a lot of movies have, this one is it. itsrefreshing and will leave you laughing as you leave the theater. Idid.......
User: Rachit GuptaAdded: 8 April 2010
Vote: 6
Sometimes illogical, but a fun couple movie
Steve Carell and Tina Fey have done an outstanding job with this film.Not just with acting, but with wacky expressions too.
The movie itself isn't very intelligent or novel. But hey, as long asit makes you laugh 15 times or more in a span of 80 minutes, its notall that bad is it?
The scenes where Fey and Carell ad-lib other couples at the restaurantsare by far the cutest. Also, the scene with a motored boat in CentralPark was funny. The point being, all through the film, Fey and Carelldo mad things and though they aren't the most intelligent they're stillgood enough for you to throw your head back and laugh hard.
Mark Wahlberg look awesome as he stay shirtless through the film. Andcameos by Mark Ruffalo, James Franco, Ray Liotta and William Fichtnerare superb too.
A particular scene where two cars get lodged from their hoods is kindafar fetched. But heck, I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I'd recommendit to those who don't mind a fun filled mad ride.
Added: 16 May 2010
Vote: 2
Be careful what you wish for
I have been looking forward to Date Night because it seems like everyromantic comedy we have stars the little youngsters that are so lameand don't provide any laughs. Steve Carrell and Tina Fey are absolutelyhilarious and two of the best comedic actors in the business today. Somy boyfriend and I finally checked the movie out today at the theaterand had an absolute blast. It's good that we finally got a funnyromantic comedy, most are so cheesy and have lame jokes, but we got agood couple with chemistry and made the movie work so well. The storycould have been a total joke, but again because of the actors you couldtell how much fun they had making this and that makes it even moreenjoyable for the audience. While the story still has a couple offlaws, I really had a good time watching Date Night.
Phil and Claire Foster are a married couple with two children whosedomestic life has become routine. They have a weekly "date night" at alocal steakhouse followed by a movie, but it is just as routine aseverything else in their marriage. To reignite romance, Phil takesClaire to a trendy Manhattan restaurant, but they can't get a table.Phil decides to take a reservation from a no-show couple. Halfwaythrough their meal, they are approached by two men, who question themabout a flash drive they believe Phil and Claire stole from mobsterboss Joe Miletto. Phil and Claire try to explain that they are not thecouple they're after, but the two men threaten them at gunpoint. Theyescape and go to the police station, Phil and Claire talk withDetective Arroyo but discover that the two dangerous men are alsodetectives, presumably on Miletto's payroll. Realizing they can't trustthe police, they decide to find the real "Tripplehorns", the couplethey stole the reservation from and try to figure all this out beforetheir night of evening and romance turns into them having cementbooties and swimming with the fishies.
Date Night was definitely worth the watch, but I would recommend itmore for a rental. Most romantic comedies are that way, no big specialeffects or break through performances. But Tina and Steve are awesometogether. One of my favorite scenes that I'm sure you'll get a kick outtoo, Phil and Claire steal on of their friend's cars and goes into ahuge car chase and accidentally crashes into a taxi. The cars get stuckon each other and as they have this huge car chase they have to drivewhile being stuck together, the taxi driver's reaction was absolutelyhilarious. There are bloopers at the end were also a bonus as youwonder how some of the actors can keep a straight face during thesefunny scenes. The only flaw being that it was a bit predictable andthere was one scene that kept going to the point where it gotuncomfortable, Phil and Claire have a scene where they're dancing on astripper pole and at first it's funny, but it does go on a little toolong. But they're forgivable flaws and I would recommend Date Night, itwas very funny and an absolute pleasure to watch, I hope Fey andCarrell do more work together, they are awesome.
7/10
Added: 28 April 2010
Vote: 1
More about dark than date
Comedies of this kind is depending on one thing. Their actors. SinceHollywood learned the genre in the 30s, the basics have been aboutbeing down to earth. It's funnier that way.
Here we meet the oh so typical, oh so funny and oh so boring New Jerseycouple, which during their weekly night out without the children, forunlucky reasons is taken for somebodys who has taken something from themob. And some parts of New York is destroyed because of this.
Maybe that's the reason why it doesn't really function. You shouldn'tbe overacting, which they aren't, but you shouldn't neither beoverscripting. That's perhaps the case here, unfortunately.
Added: 19 April 2010
Vote: 4
A Hit Or Miss Comedy
I had huge expectations for this movie. Steve Carell and Tina Fey, twoof the arguably best comedy actors today, starring in one filmtogether! Awesome! I thought. Apparently I thought wrong. Date Nightturns into a wildly misfired comedy with more misses than hits.
Carell and Fey are an ordinary married couple in New York City. Oneevening, on their weekly date night, they decide to try and dine in oneof the city's fanciest restaurants. They are turned away at the door,then decide to take another couple's reservation. This leads into onezany event after another throughout the city and a cast of supportingcharacters that includes James Franco, Ray Liotta, and Mark Whalberg.
Director Shaun Levy, whose credits include the Night at the Museumfilms, offers enough fluid pace and direction to keep the film movingin a timely manner, but many of the best scenes in the film occurbefore the wild night on the town. Just Carell and Fey being theircomedic selves in ordinary situations would have been more entertainingthan a would-be, disappointing action comedy.
Added: 8 June 2010
Vote: 2
Not worth being called a comedy
If you have seen Steve Carell in The Office(TV-Series) and liked hischaracter Michael Scott, you will certainly not like him in this movie.This film as a pretty interesting plot and I would rather have it as aaction/thriller movie. This is this sad. Of course some of you willlike the comedy in this film, if you like brain dead jokes etc, maybeyou'll like it.
I watched this primarily because Steve Carell was in it, big mistake.If you have a choice to watch another movie, go with the other one!Maybe this can be good a rainy Sunday when you just lie in bed and isdieing from boredom but not under any other circumstances.
I literally fell asleep while watching this. That's how funny it was!
Added: 14 June 2010
Vote: 2
It's basically a sex advertisement from start to finish
While watching this you'll face the suggestion of sex sex, sex ,sex andmore sex. They'll hint towards sex, sex, and more sex. They'll besexuality, sexuality and more sexuality. The whole entire movie was aaggressive comedy about sexuality.
There is a plot but there's far more sexual under tones and sexualityin general than anything else in this entire movie.
There isn't any sex in the movie but it's continuously about sex sex,sex...sex, sex...sex...
It's a sensual, sexual movie, a sexy comedy. If you're into that sortof thing this movie nails it...no pun intended...
Added: 16 May 2010
Vote: 1
A Celebration of Marriage
This movie should be seen by every married couple. Not because itsfunny or because its entertaining, but because it makes you turn aroundto your partner and go "We should have our own date nights, right? ;)"
This story is very cutesy, it features a couple who decide to steal aninvitation at a very upscale nightclub/restaurant in New York City andalmost end up paying their lives for it. Tina Fey and Steve Carell'sacting is not usual in this film, playing the same characters that theyhave always played in their entire careers. Steve's character, PhilFoster, is a bit like Michael from "The Office". He is misunderstood,trying to do his best, all the while repetitively telling MarkWahlberg's character, Holbrooke, that he should wears a shirt.
Mark Wahlberg is excellent at what he does. Mila Kunis and James Francoleave you wanting more, most likely because they do not have enoughscreen time to develop their characters.
The comedy is a bit contrived. It seems like a lot of the scenes wheredone spontaneously with the actors allowed to ad-lib (you can tellbecause of the outtakes done at the end). Because of this, a lot of thetiming of the jokes are a bit off. There is some physical comedy forthe times that actual jokes fail. Overall its a good entertaining moviethat you should probably rent rather than go to the movie theater...
My take: Rent it Grading: C+/B-
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Added: 16 April 2010
Vote: 17
Date Fright
How exactly can you mess up a movie with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey asyour main stars? Both are stars of two of the best shows on TV (I loveCarrell's The Office, but I'm not a fan of Fey's 30 Rock) and haveplayed their share of memorable characters on the big screen (Carrellas a weatherman who can't think in Anchorman and Fey as a teacher inMean Girls) but when they share the screen for Date Night, they areruined by trying to make a weak script funny.
Carrell and Fey play the Fosters, a boring New Jersey couple. Theopening scenes where they introduce the Fosters are lagging and boring.Things should pick up when they go to New York for a fancy dinner andCarrell takes another couple's table, leading to series ofmisadventures for the poor couple. Due to a case of mistaken identity,they are caught up in a scheme involving crooked cops and gangsters.Needless to say, this barely makes any sense.
Usually, I'm all for celebrity cameos, but Date Night took it too far.Mila Kunis, Leighton Meester, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, WilliamFitchner, and Ray Liotta all make cameos. Wahlberg's cameo is veryamusing, but the rest are either dumb (Fitchner), pointless (Meester),or too brief (Kunis, Franco and Liotta). Your focus should be onCarrell and Fey, but instead you're going star watching for half themovie. The cameo loses its so called "sacredness" when nearly every bitpart is played by an A-lister.
Overall, Date Night could've been hilarious but is brought by its weakscript and dumb plot. For your next date night, do yourself a favor anddon't subject yourself to Carrell and Fey's.
Added: 10 April 2010
Vote: 8
Should have been better!
'Date Night' is a bit of a disappointment, not so much because of thetwo stars, who try hard, and make the most of a pretty awful script!There are a couple of quite funny scenes, but sadly not enough to holdyour attention for the entire 90 minutes. Slow to get going, the pacedoes pick up a little in the second half! A couple of UN necessaryvomiting scenes could have been left out, never funny in my book. Thecamera work is excellent, and the film looks good visually, I'm morefamiliar with Steve Carrel's work than Tina Fey's, and they certainlyboth have the talent, but as with all performers, it all comes down tothe script, and for me, this one just doesn't cut it, it's one of thosefilms you want to work, but sadly, just misses the mark!
User: Craig McPhersonAdded: 11 April 2010
Vote: 6
They should have just remade After Hours
In 1985 Martin Scorsese crafted the superb After Hours, the story of apencil-pushing dweeb from cubicle land who stumbles into one raucousevening of epic, Rube Goldberg proportions. This is the film to whichDate Night aspires, but falls so far short it's a wonder they evenbothered trying.
Steve Carell and Tina Fey play Phil and Claire Foster, a nondescriptprofessional couple from New Jersey whose lives have casually slippedinto the mundane over the years. They're very much in love, but havehad to compartmentalize their affection into a busy schedule thatinvolves work, getting the kids to school, homework, and weekly bookclubs.
Life has been quietly passing them by and they've hardly noticed. Butnotice they do and in an effort to spice things up, the couple pay avisit to a trendy Manhattan eatery where they pooch the reservation ofanother couple, who, as fate would have it, have connections in all thewrong places. It's from here that Phil and Claire's night begins tospiral out of control in a case of mistaken identity run amok.
Carell and Fey nail their parts as innocent rubes but that's about thebest thing that can be said about this tepid affair. The movie playsout as little more than a vehicle for a series of cameos and skitsbuilt around such notables as Mark Wahlberg as a perpetually shirtlessblack ops expert, J. B. Smoove (Larry David's roommate Leon on CurbYour Enthusiasm) as a hapless cabbie the couple literally hook up with,and James Franco (Spiderman, The Pineapple Express) as the low life whogot them into their mess in the first place. With so many bit partsrelegated to talented players, the story quickly takes on the aura of ascript that was cobbled together on the fly, possibly even as thecameras were rolling. The end result is a lack of sincerity and nofeeling whatsoever that the story was part of a vision that was createdin advance. It's sort of like everyone's winging it, and that's whatsets it apart from the Scorsese film it so desperately wants toemulate.
If you really want to see this movie done right, pay a visit to yourlocal DVD palace and rent a copy of After Hours. The time spent withthat gem will be far more entertaining than this dreary adventure.
Added: 19 April 2010
Vote: 6
did not make for a fun date night
My honey and I went to see Date Night on a whim -- we wanted somethinglight and funny. We got something turgid and unfunny. I love both TinaFey and Steve Carrell -- I am a Thirty Rock and Office addict. So Itried very hard to laugh, and I succeeded in an early motorboat chasescene and in one little exchange the couple had about whether or notthey ought to have sex that night (they don't, of course). But thenthings went downhill. I had seen the trailer and knew about most of thescenes that were supposed to be funny, so they lacked their punch. AndI felt that the two stars had been put in script-straitjackets in termsof their lines and characters. I was bewildered by the large number ofpositive reviews here on IMDb when I first started to scroll through,but then as I read on, I found more and more people who had experiencedthe film as I did. It makes me wonder whether the positive reviews arefront loaded in order to support certain films? If so, it's adisservice to the moviegoer. This one is a stinker... not the verystinkiest of the stinkers, but disappointing because of the starpotential.
User: Van Roberts (zardoz@bellsouth.net)Added: 13 April 2010
Vote: 2
Cute, Clever, and Contagiously Funny Farce with Carell and Fey
The new comedy "Date Night" qualifies as the funniest movie since "TheUgly Truth." No, "Date Night" has little in common with "The UglyTruth." Different characters and different predicaments set these twomovies apart. "Date Night" focuses on a fortysomething couple whosedate plans spin disastrously but hilariously out-of-control. SteveCarell of "The 40-Year Old Virgin" and Tiny Fey of "The Invention ofLying" have chemistry to burn as the beleaguered suburban couple whoplunge themselves into what constitutes a Hitchcock suspense thriller.The theme of mistaken identity propels the plot into paroxysms ofabsurdity. The comedy emerges from a clueless couple who are nothinglike the perfidious pair that the killers want to ice. Our hero worksas a tax accountant and our heroine sells real estate. They areliterally 'fish-out-of-water.' "Date Night" grafts this lively comedyof errors onto a bullet-riddled conspiracy thriller. "Night at theMuseum" director Shawn Levy and "Shrek the Third" scenarist JoshKlausner have crafted a funny but formulaic action comedy. First, theyacquaint us with Phil and Claire Foster so we can appreciate theirpredicament. Phil's flaw makes a great running gag. Second, thecomplication that frames our couple in the gun sights of two corruptcops springs from our heroic couple's motivation. They are parentslooking for a night off to rekindle their romance. They are sodetermined that their actions jeopardize their future. Third, thepursuit part is incredibly side-splitting, especially the scene whenour hero locks bumpers with a Yellow cab and two tandem up for afarcical chase through the Big Apple. Above all, the comedy worksbecause an accident that could happen to anybody sets into motion aseries of outlandish antics.
Rambunctious children and fatiguing work schedules have Phil and ClaireFoster at their wits' end. Mornings often start with their two childrenhurling themselves like juggernauts atop them in their Teaneck, NewJersey, home and shattering their sleep. Each parent has their choresfor getting the kids ready in the morning. Claire performs the bulk ofthe duties because she doesn't trust Phil. Phil has a bad habit ofleaving dresser drawers open so that Claire careens into them. Despitethis daunting family situation, our hero and heroine have set asidedate nights for themselves when they can get a babysitter to enjoy aromantic evening out. They have confined themselves, however, toprimarily hometown restaurants. Inevitably, during the meal, they growso bored that they observe other diners and secretly ridicule them fortheir own amusement. This routine consists of Claire interpreting fromtheir body language so she can create a scenario and then improvisedialogue that the couples might exchange. Sometimes, Phil sneaks in aclever line. Later, they learn separately at the same time that theirclosest friends, Haley (Kristen Wiig of "Whip It") and Brad (MarkRuffalo of "Windtalkers") plan to divorce because they bore each other.
Phil and Claire decide to juice up their lives. Phil wants to break outand go to Manhattan and get a table at an ultra-chic Gotham restaurantnamed Claw. Of course, they are not able to get a table because theywould have had to have reserved it a month ahead of schedule. Whilethey sit at the bar, realizing how impossible it will be to get atable, they hear a server summon the Tripplehorns, party of two. Whenthe Tripplehorns appear to be no shows, Phil announces that Claire andhe are the Tripplehorns, and they land a table. No sooner have theysavored the food than two menacing thugs, Armstrong (Jimmi Simpson of"Seraphim Falls") and Collins (Common of "Street Kings"), intrude ontheir frivolity. Initially, Phil suspects they are about to bereprimanded for stealing a reserved table. In what amounts to arecurring joke, Armstrong and Collins cannot believe how low Phil andClaire would go to steal a reservation. Nevertheless, they areconvinced that our heroic couple is a pair of blackmailers with aportable computer thumb drive that contains some horrendouslyincriminating evidence. Phil and Claire realize the stealing areservation is the least of their worries when Armstrong and Collinsbrandish firearms.
Our hero and heroine decide to play along with the gunmen since theycannot convince them that it is case of mistaken identity. Philexplains they have stashed computer drive in the boathouse on the lakein Central Park. Our hero couple gives the goons the slip and row forhelp. The trouble is that Armstrong and Collins stroll into theprecinct house where Detective Arroyo (Taraji P. Henson of "Smokin'Aces") is trying to get their story straight in her mind. When Arroyoisn't looking, Phil and Claire exit the police department. They set outto find the Tripplehorns and clear everything up. Claire takes Phil toone of her former clients, Holbrooke (Mark Wahlberg of "The Departed"),a virile, ex-special ops type turned security consultant. He hassophisticated James Bond style technology at his fingertips. He helpsthem locate the Tripplehorns. Naturally, the Tripplehorns frown on theFosters stealing their reservation. Eventually, our heroes findthemselves in a sex boutique with District Attorney Frank Crenshaw(William Fichtner of "Armageddon") who has launched a campaign toliterally sweep the crime out of town with a broom.
Director Shawn Levy never lets the momentum slacken in this silly saga.Mark Wahlberg looks like he had a blast playing a spy whose bare chestand muscular shoulders disturb Phil as much as they excite Claire.Meanwhile, a stereotyped Ray Liotta is wasted in a minor part as anegotistical syndicate hood in cahoots with the shady District Attorney.Finally, James Franco and Mila Kunis appear briefly but make quite animpression as a low-life duo named Taste and Whippit. Above all, Carelland Fey make the perfect sympathetic couple. Presumably, "Date Night"will serve as the first of many comedies with them as a married couple.
Added: 16 April 2010
Vote: 2
Didn't much like it.
The first two thirds of this movie weren't funny, they dragged, andeven though the rest of the movie-goers were laughing, I was justsitting there wondering what I had just spent $10 on. Finally I justwent to the bathroom, and didn't feel like I missed anything. The plotflowed well enough, but suspending disbelief was rather difficult.
The last third of the movie had a bit of action - just enough but not*too* much. The ending was a little predictable, but satisfying. Andthere were a couple of funny moments that even had me laughing,particularly in the scene with the taxicab.
But all told... I don't recommend it. One of the movies in the previewslooked better than this one. Maybe I'll see it instead.
Added: 18 April 2010
Vote: 2
An Unsatisfactory Blind Date
Steve Carrell provides his usual trademark screams and naivet?, as doesTina Fey. While I believe many couples will relate to the dull lives ofthese two dorks, that does not make them funny. Fey and Carrell utterlylack in comic timing or razor-sharp wit. They seem like just someannoying couple of wealthy suburbanites with bratty kids (just likeevery other damned movie featuring the SNL crew these days) who stumbleonto an amazing adventure. This is not to say that this adventure makesthem any more funny or less annoying. Watching the sweet, innocentSteve Carrell yelling at Marky Mark to put his shirt on, or flubbinghis insults to create dull malaprops, or even squeaking out "killshot!" when a Mafia hit-man turns his pistol sideways, endues groansrather than smiles. Tina Fey, who was fair-to-unfunny on "WeekendUpdate," does only marginally better as Carrell's straight-laced foil.Carrell and Fey's sentimental comments (complete with slow, maudlin"Full House"-style string music) about the state of their marriage andother insecurities grinds any comedy in this film to a halt.
This movie would have been funnier with televangelist Jonathan Bell inCarrell's role, and Al Greenwood (God rest his soul) in drag as Fey'scharacter. Those were two "Daily Show" luminaries who, though notprofessional actors, would have made this a madcap, silly ride. Can youimagine Greenwood and Bell having a serious comment on the state oftheir marriage, or the late, great bedspread king of Long Beach oglingMarky Mark for the sake of comedy? Neither can I, but I dare to dreamthe impossible dream.
This movie participated in the ruining of Jackie Wilson's "Higher andHigher," as every comedy these days *must* include it in the happyfinale (this song's use was only funny in "Ghostbusters II"). I don'tknow if Matt and Trey wrote or advised for this movie, but "Date Night"also ruined the "Peppermint Hippo" gag originally featured on "SouthPark."
If you love your honey, don't take her on "Date Night."
Added: 18 May 2010
Vote: 2
See this on a "Date Night"
Date Night
Here's a fresh romantic comedy that puts together two likable actors,Steve Carell and Tina Fey. While this isn't the funniest movie of theyear, it's worth checking out if you need a good romantic comedy towatch on your very own "date night". And if you're a fan of the leadactors, you'll enjoy it despite the fact the movie loses some steamalong the way.
Grade: B
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Added: 8 June 2010
Vote: 2
More left to give.
OK, a decent movie, however there was entirely too much sexual innuendoand outlandish moments of cursing that i can do without. I do not enjoycrude movies for the sake of being crude and trying to be funny withit. Carell is funny as usual and Fey as well. So thankful that wedidn't have to endure the gay agenda that is given in most movies madetoday. Overall a good laugh with moments of lingering slow slapstick.Not sure i would recommend it. I enjoyed that fact that the coupleshowed that real love is deeper than what you do on a date night. Lovedthe cab driver in the movie and made my wife and I laugh out loud. Hada lot more potential left behind by people a a hurry to get a movie inthe theaters. The movie had a great plot and I was ready to laugh myhead off, however it never quite got off the ground it seemed. AgainFey and Carell were great as it goes for acting, but i left wanting alittle more in the story and humor side of things.
