Date Night

I'll admit I'm a big fan of Tina Fey and Steve Carell, so this movie was kind of sold to be based on the main cast. Throw in Mark Wahlberg, Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, and a small role by Bill Burr and you may be wondering who those last two guys are. Finchtner you have seen in several films though don't know who he is, but is quite funny when he wants to be. Bill Burr is just a comedian who used to write for Chapelle Show and is seriously funny guy. Him and Louie CK are the funniest gingers I can think of, but I digress. The film as a whole had me laughing quite a bit. While not as much as other comedies it kept it amusing thanks to Fey and Carell just being themselves. Sure the story was a little over the top, but that's what movies are for. They expand the imagination and besides it's a comedy and there aren't too many comedies these days with realistic stories to carry them.

The film follows Fey and Carell as the Fosters, a husband and wife married with children. They are living a hum drum married life where they just go through the paces of their days and even have to plan a "date night" in order to have time alone and carry on the sembelance of a marriage. It doesn't take long before one of their married friends decide they are getting a divorce with each party particularly glad about it. As a matter of fact, it was the best decision of their lives. This only makes the Fosters more paranoid about their marriage and the dullness of it all. So, for the next "date night" Mr. Foster decides they are going to go to a swanky New York restaurant that is impossible to get into, which is of course what happens. Deciding to try and spice things up they snatch a reservation made by people who obviously weren't going to show up. The dinner goes well until two guys come in and mistake them for the people who made the reservation. As could be predicted this leads to a mystery wrapped around the Fosters being pursued by cops, mobsters, and DA assistants. They all want a flash drive that the Fosters are thought to have so the Fosters enlist the help of Mark Wahlbergs security expert Holbrook. Holbrook helps them track down the flash drive that all the groups want and setting things in motion to get themselves off the hook from previously mentioned groups. Finally leading to a rooftop showdown where things finally get set straight, though I couldn't imagine this whole ordeal not affecting them in the future. If you watch it you will see what I mean.

Do you need to see this movie? No, not really. I seriously don't see this movie as being a trailblazer or becoming a cult movie where you will consistently hear people quoting lines from the film. Should you see this movie? Once again, I wouldn't say it's mandatory, but if you enjoy the comedy antics of Fey and Carell you would enjoy it. Or if your married and need a good movie to watch together. It's very appropriate for that.