Interesteg What makes it different from others?

NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Michael Ledo The movie starts out showing us Tina and Steve as a typical NJ couple with a boring life. Once a week they have a date night where they go out to the same restaurant and order the same food. For entertainment they "guess" what the story is, or mini-biography behind other couples eating at the restaurant. perhaps one of the better scenes with these two. They are also once-a-weekers in the bedroom. When their neighbors get divorced because they were in a similar rut, Steve re-examines their routine and decides to do something different by going to a different restaurant. Then, in a case of mistaken identity, they get hunted down by two rouge cops working for the mob.There are some great scenes such as the bit role by Mila Kunis, and the taxi cab scene. There are also some scenes that didn't play well such as serious scenes between Steve and Tina as they discuss their life. Neither Carell or Fey pull those scenes off very well.The comedy is good, but not constant. The attempt to make it into some kind of romantic comedy was bad.

rzajac What can I say?: It's a product.Some producers said, "Let's make a product and sell it." And they agreed to do so.What's specifically lacking in the flick? At times the writing flags. Normally, you can be in awe of the immense talent of the leads who mouth those lines; they make them believable. Here, some of the lines are so dumb that even the very talented actors have trouble breathing life into them.The scenario work varies from rather empty/cookie-cutter to somewhat engaging. One thing I had trouble believing was that thugs could muscle their way into a super-ritzy restaurant and bodily remove a couple--on the basis of their name. No one showed these guys photos of the targets? Gimme a break!And the flick ends with all the bad guys in cuffs, all the good guys scot free. Ho hum!Which, I suppose, highlights the core weakness of the enveloping story: It's not a big enough story to induce us to graciously excuse these scenario glitches.What's good about the flick? They put together enough money to hire quite a bevy of heavy hitter acting talent. The actual film/shooting/sound production technique is fantastic. The editing is fine.But the core idea--that hardship strengthens spirit, thence relationship-- is an old idea, and it doesn't feel particularly well- or uniquely-served in "Date Night".Skip it.

phoenix 2 The Fosters are a married couple who, in order to get away from their everyday lives, go out down town to a expensive and popular restaurant. However they can't get a table and so they get the reservation from a couple that doesn't show up. But that leads to a misunderstanding that leads to lethal men chasing them down. The movie is trying to be a comedy and an action film at the same time, but that doesn't comes out. The action is there and it is very entertaining, with many car scenes and running. But the comedy is not there at all. The duo Carel-Fey may have been a nice idea, however their chemistry is awful, the comedy material of the actors is like it's being forced out of them, and finally the dialogues weren't that helpful as well. The main idea of the movie is interesting, but the straggle of the couple to solve their marriage problems as well as the love philosophy doesn't mix well with the rest of the movie. So, because of all that, I give date night a 3 out of 10.

bowmanblue Date Night tells the story of a married couple (Steve Carell and Tina Fey) who are stuck in a bit of a rut and whose lives revolve around their kids and work (just like so many of us). However, the similarities end when they get mistaken for criminals during their weekly 'date night' and are ruthlessly hunted down across New York by the mob.I feel after that brief plot summary I should write '...with hilarious consequences.' However, that would not be accurate. Date Night is not a 'laugh a minute' film. I actually think it's better than that. It goes to great lengths to portray a 'normal' married couple who, although are happy together, there's still that little something - call it a spark? - that's gone out. It's a funny film, but mixed with decent observations and character development that lifts it emotionally from the likes of American Pie and The Hangover.It's funny and entertaining and, although not that original in its storyline, the chemistry between Carell and Fey is undeniable. I think that most couples married for a long time will easily understand the situation of Phil and Claire.A great date movie.