Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Date Night - 2 smiles

It’s hard not to be pleased when a movie proves to be better than you thought it would be. Based on the previews, I was expecting a lot of silliness. “Date Night’s” biggest problem is not the overabundance of slapstick but its script. A couple of thugs think Claire and Phil Foster have a flash drive that a local mobster wants. When they discover that the thugs are really cops, they decide to head out on their own, get the flash drive, give it to the mobster and resume their everyday lives. Please! Is this even remotely believable? And I won’t mention a car chase in downtown New York where no one is injured. Tina Fey and Steve Carell are among TV’s biggest comedy stars, but they can’t do much with a script that throws them into a routine mistaken identity situation, restricts their comedic impulses and calls for a lot of shooting and car chases.

“Date Night” is better than “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” and “Bounty Hunter,” but that’s not saying much. The best I can say about this romantic comedy (with some action thrown in) is that it’s sort of funny. Hold that. The best thing about this movie is a shirtless Mark Wahlberg. 4/11/10

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If you like this kind of "Double Entendre" humor with a little
"drop your pants" and "fall down" gags then you will love "Date Night". If not, skip it or rent it.