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Storyline
Phil and Claire Foster are a sensible, loving couple with two kids and a house in suburban New Jersey. The Fosters have their weekly “date night” – an attempt at re-experiencing the spice of the dates of yesteryear, involving the same weekly night out at the local Teaneck Tavern. Their conversations quickly drift from barely-date talk to the same chore-chat they have at the dinner table at home.... |
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The Director
Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (born 1968) is a Canadian-American director, producer and actor who directed the comedy films Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Night at the Museum, and Date Night. He has also directed many television shows, including Cousin Skeeter, The Famous Jett Jackson and Pepper Dennis.
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Never Take One's Reservation
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Sometimes I am being really desperate to go to the cinema. So desperate that I actually go to see Date Night on the big screen. Maybe in the act of desperation combined with lack of popcorn and incredibly hot weather I even recorded this film as one better than Hot Tube Time Machine (see my review). To be honest with you, I have even produced quite a few genuine laughs. I left the cinema disappointed, but at least this film gave me some hope at the beginning.
Steve Carell is a funny guy. I remember him playing one of the characters in Bruce Almighty and actually being funnier than Jim Carrey in this film. Then he was really charming in American version of The Office. Here again, he proves that being a forty-year old husband of three can actually make you funnier than a-hole boss. Tina Fey is also quite charming. There is a nice chemistry between the characters and that makes us engage in their incredibly stupid situation. Here the problem begins. I would be delighted to watch Tina Fey and Steve Carell struggling with their marriage. However, makers of this film didn’t come up with the same idea. Instead they placed the characters in some pointless action scheme. Everything is quite predictable, the dialogs are simply not funny and the whole idea is worse than unbelievable. We simply cease to care. And seriously, stop casting Mark Wahlberg.
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reviewed by queerdelys (Filmaster.com) on the 28th of May 2010
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While it doesn't stray very far from its formula, this film managed to generate a remarkable amount of laughter from its lead's charisma and an impressive string of medium to high profile cameos. The delivery is decidedly off the cuff, and many of the funnier parts strike me as improvised, which isn't really a surprise given the pedigree of its cast. In the end it is more enjoyable than your average romantic comedy, which may not be saying much depending on your taste.