An action-comedy about Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell), a typical suburban couple whose lives – including their weekly date nights of dinner and a movie – have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro where a case of mistaken identity turns their evening into the ultimate date night-gone-awry. But as Claire and Phil take their unexpected walk on the wild side, they begin to remember what made them so special together.
Steve Carell and Tina Fey have reached the level of comic royalty thanks to their lead roles in The Office and 30 Rock respectively. Now they return to the big screen and pair up for the first time with this hybrid of middle-aged romcom and Hollywood action movie.
Fey and Carell both show why they are so highly regarded, bringing pitch-perfect comedic timing to their parts as they bounce material off each other like it’s the most natural thing in the world. The cast is fleshed out with a supporting crew of big names who nail their roles. There’s even a car chase scene so original and slickly executed that it rises above pastiche to provide an adrenaline-fueled sequence.
If the film has a flaw, it’s the way it can’t quite integrate Fey and Carell’s relationship sub-plot, from boring married couple to rejuvenated lovers, into the greater narrative. You can feel the laughs grind to a halt on the occasions where this theme is pushed. The action elements of the script also come close to imploding under the weight of their own convolutions near the big finale.
In spite of this, it’s a movie that should get a good reaction out of a wide range of viewers and would make an enjoyable date night of your own.
By Andreas Heinemann, Flicks.co.nz
it sucked ass
Dis movie is not da suitable titles, I will give you da lessons on how to be romantics. Wen i like da ladies, i buy da flowers and take her to kfc drive throughs and we order da delux quarter packs. its romantic bcoz i giv her da free chocolate bars. den we park up my car ova dea and play some of da old skool songs cause dey are da sexy ones
good !!!
Didn't make any sense - a screwball comedy genre failing abysmally with irritating lead characters gurning at every opportunity and being hysterical instead of having any gags or any imagination. You're better off with the Man Who Knew Too Little to show how mistaken identity comedy is really done. Possibly one of the woporse comedies I have ever seen.
this movie is so awesome in some bits it does drag a little but the other funny bits sooooo makes up for it 5 stars *****
Carell and Fey are good company and work hard, but this is still a formulaic tale that will look most at home on the back of an airplane seat. In other words, A Shawn Levy Film.
These talented performers star in two of the wittiest, most sophisticated sitcoms on the air, but for this movie pairing they're stuck with an endlessly silly plot line and overblown physical mayhem that is instantly forgettable. The fact that they make it so funny nonetheless is a testament to their abilities.
Pulling in all sorts of directions, Date Night is held together by a terrific cast that make a little go a long, long way. Somewhere in all of this there was a seriously good movie. As it is, we have a seriously weird one.
They're Phil and Claire Foster - a NY husband and wife whose suburban lives have been besieged by the mundanities of two point four children; for whom each day is a series of routines - including their Date Night which sees them ordering the same dishes week in, week out.
An uncommonly engaging date movie.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 8th Apr 2010.
Release date: April 8th 2010.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
