My Movie Review: Date Night2.5/5
Opening Statement: An inspired idea, take two of TV's most hilarious actors Steve Carell (The Office) and Tina Fey (30 Rock) make them a married couple then get's in way over their head.
What's Good: This is a basic comedy film, you can tell that the creators weren't just trying to make money of their comical actors, who for the most part are pretty funny. Whenever the film really wants to be funny, it is, ultimately it is worth the laughs. There are hilarious supporting performances throughout the film mainly from Franco and Wahlberg, who are generally dramatic actors. Overall Date Night is a fun movie, it is enjoyable, never dull, never boring, and is a feel-good comedy.
What's Bad: There's not much to criticize here, so far Hot Tub Time Machine remains the best comedy of the year. Some of the jokes in this movie, mainly the improvisation from the two main characters is simply unfunny, that's not just my opinion either, I was in a person to person theater and it was dead quiet when these jokes happened. The formula is predictable for the most part, at points the characters are tiring and the mood of the film just feels too simple. The music tried to pull off that classic mismatched action movie score but it itself gets tiring at points. The second half of this film was so much better than the first comedy-wise however, and the way the film wraps itself up may surprise you. But not a big surprise.
Consensus: As soon as Hot Tub Time Machine goes out of theaters, this will be the best comedy out there to see, but by that time Kick-Ass will be out and it's been getting rave reviews. So in the end at this particular time there are better comedies out there to see. Maybe if you are a die hard Tina Fey and Steve Carrell fan you will appreciate this more.
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