Date Night is the story of a boring Jersey-couple played by Steve Carell and Tina Fey, one tiny lie and an evening of consequences. Despite getting labeled both with thriller and romance in addition to comedy, this is most of all a comedy and little else.
I'll easily admit I still don't get the Tina Fey-hype, and Steve Carell doesn't do much for me here either, but most of all they suffer from a weak script unable to provide the laughs they look for. Trying hard to create funny moments from what they've got, just gets embarrassing. Funniest part of the movie was actually a small scene with Mila Kunis and James Franco in focus. Mark Wahlberg actually also helps provide laughable scenes, but more because of how Carell's and Fey's characters react around him than because of his acting or jokes.
Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Wiig, Leighton Meester and Ray Liotta are amongst the actors doing cameos without a lot of decent work needed. Actually more enjoyable with Jimmi Simpson's character along his partner in crime Common.
Weak script, predictable, not funny, unbelievable and out of focus. Still. Moments, scenes and acting helping it along for a while.
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