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Critics Consensus: An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.
Critic Consensus: An uneasy blend of action and comedy, Date Night doesn't quite live up to the talents of its two leads, but Steve Carell and Tina Fey still manage to shine through most of the movie's flaws.
All Critics (224) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (75) | DVD (9)
Fey, in particular, seems uncomfortable with the shenanigans.
It's lively stuff with funny lines, droll cameos from Mark Wahlberg and James Franco, and a nice running gag about Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Fey and Carell are better than this, but when the other options in the action-romcom territory include such efforts as The Bounty Hunter, who's complaining?
Fey, in particular, finds herself in the situation of a prima ballerina unaccountably dancing with the Rockettes.
In three or four scenes, they get a rhythm going, but the editing is smash-and-bash. Shawn Levy is not a director who honors performers' rhythms.
Tina Fey is really funny. Steve Carell is really funny. Date Night stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Ergo, Date Night must be really ... sorry, I wish it worked that way almost as much as the studios do. But no.
An enjoyable, genuinly funny semi-romantic comedy from start to finish.
Their marriage seems real but their predicament feels like no more than a scriptwriter's invention.
... Date Night is the fun, lighthearted comedy that the two TV heroes needed to reclaim their box office status.
One can only fantasize about what a comedy starring Fey and Carrell would be like if the pair did the writing as well.
As believable as the story is, it's strange that the filmmakers didn't do more with the talent they had on hand.
Date Night is only ever moderately funny; partially entertaining; quite exciting. It bears the mark of a cinematic no-mark; a bland director whose cast members deserve way better than him.
It got me some laughs so it was worth it. Plus, they're quite charismatic.
Super Reviewer
It's what happens when Steve Carell and Tina Fey remake Revolutionary Road.
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Reasonable crime caper comedy which survives simply due to it starring Steve Carell :) there isn't too much to offer here, the plot is pretty basic, the acting is standard and the small 'action' sequences are nothing special or exciting, much like 'Get Smart' its good because of the dialog, awkward facial expressions and situations 'Michael Scott' errr Steve Carell gets into hehe problem is you always expect John Krasinski or Rainn Wilson to pop up whenever you see Carell. Fun film if your bored, nothing to shout about.
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