Date Night (2010)

Date Night (2010) is a cookie cutter comedy, a flick that appeals to the familial values of Mom and Dad while offering just enough edge to make them feel a little bit naughty. It’s clichéd, it’s predictable, it’s somewhat lazy and it feels surprisingly long for a movie that runs only 88 minutes. And you know what? I don’t care about any of those things, ‘cause Steve Carell is funny, Tina Fey is witty and their movie is appropriately perfect for a dinner & movie night out with your date.

Directed by family-friendly Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen), Date Night weds Carell and Fey in a match made in middle-aged comedy heaven. As the driving forces behind their respected NBC comedy gems, The Office and 30 Rock, they charm us with awkward comedy on a weekly basis, while taking time out for individual movie adventures that range from brilliant (40 Year Old Virgin) to good (Mean Girls and Dan in Real Life) to blah (Baby Momma). Date Night brings them together on the big screen for the first time, and their union is as natural and fun as you thought it would be...