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racinGSRstyle 2012-05-17 21:23:17

Pretty good as a film, but not as much as a comedy

I don't usually read many reviews on this site, other than theoccasional review showing on a movie's main page. The review on thisone's main page mentions Steve and Tina having a special comedicconnection, that they're two of the funniest people in showbiz, andthat they rival the best comedic duos of all time.Tina Fey may be the funniest woman in showbiz, I dunno, but I think therest is kind of a stretch...although I'm not disputing that either ofthem has their moments.This movie, however, didn't really feel like one of them to me. Don'tget me wrong, I liked this movie. It isn't particularly great...it'sforgettable even. BUT it is still pretty good in all respects: Itdoesn't have a stupid script, bad dialogue, and is a well madeHollywood film. I didn't think this movie was very funny, but mystandards are high. The gag reel from the credits was better than themovie in terms of laughs. That isn't to say that the movie wasn'tamusing, just not laugh out loud so.But as far as a film where a couple wants to have a nice night out andtakes other people's reservations at a hard to get into restaurant onlyto be confused for said people by some seedy elements and crazy anticsensue, it was pretty enjoyable.6.9/10

2012-05-17 08:16:17

Blah movie, but WOWZA Mark Wahlberg stuns!

The movie is whatever, it's not great, the funny moments were mostly shown in the trailers, and it unexpectedly and unfortunately tries to be kind of heartwarming. But it's definitely worth watching for Mark Wahlberg's role as "sexy man who won't put a shirt on". His main purpose in this movie is to look good with his shirt off (and how many men are better at this than Mark Wahlberg?) and to make Steve Carell feel inadequate. This makes the movie worthwhile for me. So rent the movie for the sake of seeing the movie, buy the movie for the sake of owning Shirtless-Mark-Wahlberg video. : )

2012-05-16 15:03:54

Great movie

this is a great movie i laugh my butt of its so funny. its good movie it should of gotten better reviews. Steve carrel and tina fey made a great movie

2012-05-16 03:57:54

I Laughed . . .

This review is from: Date Night (Two-Disc Extended Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) I laughed only during one single scene in the whole movie. What a disappointment after reading good reviews on the film.

2012-05-13 22:34:31

So so flick

I expected much more from Tina Fey. I was mildly amused by the film, but silly shallow story.A waste of my time.

2012-05-13 03:48:40

HUMOR IS HIT OR MISS BUT IT WAS ENGAGING ENOUGH

A boring married couple (Tina Fey and Steve Carrel) with kids try to spice up their life by going to a trendy club and impersonating another couple to get their exclusive table. But it turns out that the people they are impersonating have connections with a crime lord, corrupt police and much worse. It started out slow to show how boring the life of the couple really was and put the question out that continuing this type of life would lead to divorce (per their friends who announced they were divorcing). The humor is sometimes on and sometimes off but there is an impressive and known cast which includes: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Ray Liotta, William Fichtner and Common. There are some good enough ties to romantic relationships and the risks they suffer if you make things too predictable. The pace picks up once they get to the trendy club. They should have shaved off 5 minutes in the early part of the tale. The budget for this film was roughly $55M and yielded over $152M at the Box Office. STORY/PLOTTING: B minus to B; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B minus to B; HUMOR: B minus; OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B; WHEN WATCHED: today.

amarv 2012-05-05 17:35:17

There was not a single dull moment & the grin never left my face.

Date Night is directed by Shawn Levy whose previous credits include ThePink Panther & Night at the Museum movies amongst others.I've been waiting for this movie for quite sometime & the movie didn'tdisappoint me at all. There are many good things about the movie. First& important one is that Tina Fey & Steve Carell are absolutely perfectas the bored couple. As the Fosters, they are made for each other.Performances of everyone involved in Date Night are pitch perfect. Likethe scene at their initial date night where Tina Fey looks for a secondat a kissing couple & her expression says everything about theircurrent relation. In fact every time a new character enters, restassure laughs guaranteed. The whole intro scene of Mark Wahlberg issuper funny. I didn't know that James Franco was in the movie. His &Mila Kunis part & that whole scene was one of the best parts of themovie. There was one good lengthy action piece involving two carsattached to each other. Even in the scenes which are supposed to be calm, the leads made surethat there is not a dull moment with their earnest performances. Theirconversations come through honest & interesting in serious scenes &absolutely funny in the comic scenes. Credit & thumbs-up to bothdirector Shawn Levy & the writer Josh Klausner.The only bad thing about the movie was that based on the promos Ithought this would be a romcom with slight action but this turned outto be an actioncom with romance. Might be my fault to have a wrongexpectation. In an Indian movie, generally you have an interval aroundthe 75 minute mark. Date Night runs for around only 85 minutes & I feltthe movie was over in 40 minutes which shows how much I enjoyed it. Oh, I forgot to mention the line which was in every headline about themovie. There is a talk that without this line you can't mention DateNight. Here it comes. Mark Wahlberg has no shirt in the movie. Now myreview is complete. You want to target teenage girls. Make TaylorLautner shed his shirt. You want to attract young women. Make Wahlbergshed his shirt. You want to attract old women. Make ________ shed hisshirt. You can fill in the blank in the comments.There was not an yawn inducing moment in the movie & the grin neverleft my face right from the very first scene to the last kiss scene atthe end credits. Gosh! I would love a sequel.My advice to the couples. Go to the movie. You'll enjoy this unless youhate Tina Fey. Then go to a restaurant & start imitating the peoplethere.Finally I have a couple of messages. Tina Fey, if you ever read this, Ilove you (sorry Jeff). Oscar organizers, let Tina Fey be the host nextyear, pleeeease.

monkeybizz52 2012-05-05 03:15:45

amazing, heart-warming, hysterical film

Date night was a spectacular movie. My friend and i saw it today andlaughed hysterically. It is a funny film, but not "stupid funny". Datenight is extremely witty and Steve Carrell and Tina Fey have amazingchemistry. Steve Carrell's geeky character mixed with Tina Feys overallbrilliance brings a delightful, touching film to the big screen. If youenjoyed movies like: The hangover, Superbad, and witty films like that,date night is perfect for you...with a little less swearing! Thecharacters were casted brilliantly and the script is a masterpiece.(the visual effects are pretty good too!) I highly recommend this movieto people between the ages of 14-40. I guarantee you will enjoy it!

2012-05-05 03:30:23

Absolutely Dreadful--a Waste of Fey's Talent

How did the divinely talented Tina Fey end up in this dreadful film? Steve Carell is no slouch either yet you'd certainly think he was a no talent boob based on this film. I agree with Australian reviewer Andrew Desmond on this page who says that the film is "absolute rubbish".The premise is all too familiar. A regular ordinary married couple goes out to dinner in New York City on their "date night" where one act, taking someone else's dinner reservation, plunges them into a vast police conspiracy which makes them go on the lam. They flee for their lives through every remaining minute of this dismal farce.Although virtually every name actor is trotted out in a supporting role in this film, the only one who does a good job is Marc Wahlberg. He is the ONLY good thing in this movie as a laid back, sexy, shirtless security expert with hot and cold running women in his apartment 24/7.I think the makers of this film were trying for a modern day version of Neil Simon's OUT OF TOWNERS. It is an insult to that outstanding film to even mention this one in comparison. Whoever wrote this mess is no Neil Simon, that's for sure.

2012-05-04 11:24:35

How awkward, Yawn...

I like Steve Carell, but this was just a painful movie to watch. It was awkward and extremely boring. Yawn, Yawn, Yawn.

2012-05-02 18:36:22

A Fun Comedy

If you're a fan of Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, you'll probably enjoy this loopy comedy. They play a rather stable and boring couple who are thrilled to have a night out away from the kids. But then, in a case of snagging someone else's table at a restaurant and mistaken identity, things go awry. The awryness allows Steve and Tina to do their comedic schticks which are great fun. However, the plot in the middle got a little too fast and loose for me. I think Carrell's and Fey's comedic gifts are best supported by more plot structure and a better script although a little improv is fun with these two. The movie rallies at the end. I preferred Carrell more in DAN IN REAL LIFE which had a more structured plot and better screenplay I thought. However, this was worth watching and offered up some good laughs.

2012-05-02 09:03:46

Think "Adventures in Babysitting", but married and on a date (but without Thor, though he would have fit right in)

Carell and Fay had the potential to be a powerfully funny duo in this "what else could possibly go wrong" movie, but, alas it was not to be. I mean, the story line was such that the movie itself couldn't seem to decide what it wanted to be, so how could Carell and Fay?OK, imagine that you are a screenwriter and you want to catch people's attention...what do you throw into the film? How about a couple of people looking to spice up their lives, even in a small way? How about a crooked DA? How about organized crime? How about gunfire? How about a car chase scene? How about trashing a really, really nice car? How about a mercenary, former-military, intelligence expert? How about good cops gone bad? How about setting all of this in NYC?Yes, if you watch this movie you get all that and more. More?! What more could there be? That's what I thought. As s result I couldn't really figure out what kind of movie this was supposed to be. Was it a comedy? There were a few funny bits, but not enough to carry the show. Was there suspense? Sort of, here and there. Was there action? OK, there was, about the time the original one joke this movie was trying to build itself around started to get extra tired. All in all I was happy to have seen this film, once, but there is no need to see it twice, at least in my opinion.I like Carell and Fay, but there really was not enough chemistry or pizzaz to carry the film.I am hovering between liking and barely liking this film, so I'm torn between 2 and 3 stars, but it was more of a 3 star than a 2 star movie for me.3 stars

Riva Stewart 2012-05-01 18:24:02

Great way to spend YOUR date night

Looking for a fun evening out? Look no further than Date Night. In thismovie starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey you will have your funny bonetickled like you haven't had in a work week.Steve Carell and Tina Fey star as Phil and Claire Foster, a suburbanNew Jersey couple looking to have a night out on the town in New York.In this comedy of errors laughter begins with Phil taking thereservation of the Tripplehorn's a no-show at a swanky new restaurant.Unbeknownst to them the couple they are pretending to be are in thecross hairs of a local gangster. The Tripplehorn's are blackmailing thegangster with information saved on a flash drive. Mistaken identityensues and so does the hilarious chase.Once the Tripplehorn's are found Phil and Claire realize that theinformation on the flash drive is not to blackmail the gangster, but isstolen pictures the gangster is going to use to blackmail a politician.With the help of a former client of Claire's Holbrooke Grant (MarkWahlberg) must find the flash drive, figure out a way to escape thegangster and the politician and get back home to their suburban lives.Watching the outtakes during the credits make me wonder how much ofthis movie was scripted. Highlighting the combined comic skills ofSteve and Tina; that's a recipe for hilarious improvisations. Was theirdance scene really choreographed? It makes me chuckle even know when Iwrite this. This movie is a great way to spend a date night.www.rivareviews.com

Robert 2012-05-01 04:15:31

Oh my gosh! it's so hilarious

I got this film from Netflix and I thought that this film was hilarious. I was laughing really hard in this film. It had non-stop comedy... it was hilarious from start to finish. IO recommend this film to everyone that could use a really good laugh. Like I said... it made me laugh so hard and it also had some action. "Date Night" is a hilarious action comedy film and once again... recommend it. Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Taranji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, Common, William Fichtner, Leighton Meester, Kristen Wiig, Mark Ruffalo, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Bill Burr, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Savannah Paige Rae, and Mark Wahlberg did a great job acting in this action comedy film.

duncan-lip 2012-04-27 16:25:42

Just painful

Okay, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey should be a good combination, and surethey do work together. However, this movie is about a couples who havebeen together for so long that live is just boring and are looking forthat spark. So, contrived plot about them taking someone else's tableand getting mixed up in mob blackmail. That's it.Sadly this movie isn't a comedy and it really was painful to watch alongtime married couple pretending at various points in the movie as towhat they think is exciting. Oh, then back to the serious plot abouthow they might get killed.The last few Steve Carrell movies have been poor and with The Officeseeming rather weak in Season 6, I wonder if his career is faltering.It's the same character in The Office, Dateline and Get Smart.Bottom of your DVD rental list - you've been warned. Oh unless you havebeen in a longterm relationship that's getting stale; you might likethis one.

Jonny_Numb 2012-04-27 03:34:21

Carell, Fey, Wacky, Hilarious

"Date Night" is the type of film that proves that not allmass-marketed, mass-appeal mainstream comedies are pandering to thelowest common denominator to eke a couple million bucks out of anundiscriminating audience. Like "The Hangover" last year, "Date Night"revels in the opportunity to take a simple, near-universallyrecognizable situation and spin it in directions that may be familiar,but executed with such distinctive comedic energy and timing that theflood of hilarity--not the plot--becomes the focal point. In this case,Phil and Claire Foster (Steve Carell and Tina Fey, two comic dynamopaired brilliantly) are a generally mundane suburban Jersey couple whodecide to spice up their marriage with dinner at an upscale Manhattanrestaurant; seizing upon an unclaimed reservation, the Fosters quicklyrun afoul of corrupt cops and a mob kingpin (a sadly underused RayLiotta), seeking the contents of an elusive flash-drive possessed bythe actual reservation owners, the Tripplehorns (James Franco and MilaKunis). Rounding out the elite cast are Mark Wahlberg as a persistentlyshirtless secret-ops type; William Fichtner as a sleazy DA; and TarjaiHenson as a sassy NYC cop. While "Date Night" goes through wackyaction/comedy antics in a manner that's not entirely unfamiliar, it'sthe inspired casting of a band of old pros and young up-and-comers thatsynthesizes the material into comic gold.7.5 out of 10

Cmgi 2012-04-26 06:39:41

Dissapointing

I expected more from talented Carrell and Fey! The script was just flat boring. Don't waste your time or money. Not even worth watching the DVD version. Thoroughly dissapointing.

2012-04-25 19:18:16

Not great, but you could do worse

I had heard that "Date Night" was terrible, but it wasn't that bad. While Steve Carrell and Tina Fey do versions of their characters from "The Office" and "30 Rock," it's a lot better than "Evan Almighty" or the really bad "Baby Mama" as there are a lot of fun cameos and just enough good lines to make up for the bad ones. Two and a half stars rounded to three.

2012-04-23 21:21:29

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2012-04-23 11:27:22

good writting

This review is from: Date Night (DVD) this movie was very different then others i have seen i liked the way everything comes together from beginning to end