I had huge expectations for this movie. Steve Carell and Tina Fey, two of the arguably best comedy actors today, starring in one film together! Awesome! I thought. Apparently I thought wrong. Date Night turns into a wildly misfired comedy with more misses than hits.
Carell and Fey are an ordinary married couple in New York City. One evening, on their weekly date night, they decide to try and dine in one of the city's fanciest restaurants. They are turned away at the door, then decide to take another couple's reservation. This leads into one zany event after another throughout the city and a cast of supporting characters that includes James Franco, Ray Liotta, and Mark Whalberg.
Director Shaun Levy, whose credits include the Night at the Museum films, offers enough fluid pace and direction to keep the film moving in a timely manner, but many of the best scenes in the film occur before the wild night on the town. Just Carell and Fey being their comedic selves in ordinary situations would have been more entertaining than a would-be, disappointing action comedy.
Carell and Fey are an ordinary married couple in New York City. One evening, on their weekly date night, they decide to try and dine in one of the city's fanciest restaurants. They are turned away at the door, then decide to take another couple's reservation. This leads into one zany event after another throughout the city and a cast of supporting characters that includes James Franco, Ray Liotta, and Mark Whalberg.
Director Shaun Levy, whose credits include the Night at the Museum films, offers enough fluid pace and direction to keep the film moving in a timely manner, but many of the best scenes in the film occur before the wild night on the town. Just Carell and Fey being their comedic selves in ordinary situations would have been more entertaining than a would-be, disappointing action comedy.
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