Date Night

Do you have a "DATE NIGHT" planned? Well, you might want to consider breaking it and catch up on episodes of 30 Rock and The Office that you have been meaning to get to. Let me start off, by saying that I really was looking forward to this movie. After all, it is like the perfect dream team, Tina Fey and Steve Carrell, two stars of some of my current favorite Shows on Television (30 ROCK and THE OFFICE) have finally paired up together for the first time. I thought that finally the heavens had aligned in such a way that Earth had not seen since Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn did their last movie together. However, I was terribly wrong.

The movie, directed by Shawn Levy, is about a middle aged married couple named Phil and Claire Foster, who, fearing that their stagnate life might be not only uninteresting but also unfulfilling, decide to mix things up a bit by going to a new restaurant in Manhattan. And as the traditional formulaic Hollywood setup would suggest, they run into so trouble with some stereotypical rouge rough men. The predictable insanity ensues as we follow Claire and Phil through one predictable set up after another (of course with some new and funny twists thrown in).

Now, this movie is not completely horrible like I am sure that this review is making it sound. Fey and Carrell both do an excellent job playing two characters we love to see in trouble, only for the fact that the audience wants to see how bad they can screw it up (which will provide us with some laughs). I could easily see them continuing to do movies together, because it is very clear that they have comedic chemistry which is a rare thing to find. Also, fans of Mark Walhberg will be excited that he finally has an interesting character to play. Well, at least interesting for him and his limited acting ability (lets be serious, he is the B-version of Matt Damon). Also, Ray Liotta mixes it up a bit by playing the exact same character that he always does, at least since Goodfellas.
Are you able to sense the sarcasm?

But in all seriousness, it wasn’t a bad movie; it just wasn't that good either. If you have a few hours to kill and want something that will not challenge you but merely allow you to relax and forget about your financial problems (including how you can’t believe you just spent $10 on a movie ticket) then this might just do the trick. However, if you are looking to have a really good time at the cinemas you might have a better chance of it by having your date slip you a roofie.

2 (1/2) out of 5.