In the Theatre with Kevin Murphy - Date Night - 20th Century Fox

“Date Night”, the last time I had something like that was two years ago when I was young and In love; now Im old and bitter spending my time writing my reviews and looking for work. Oops wrong story I was supposed to be talking about the movie Date Night starring Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. I can tell you this; the best way to see this movie is with someone because It will make you feel better than the movie already is if you were alone like I was.

Phil and Claire (Carrell and Fey) are a married couple that follow the same boring routine every week concluding it with the same boring friday night out. Phil who is tired of the same routine decides that he and Claire should try something different by going out to a “very” fancy seafood restaurant and steal a reservation from another couple, halfway through their meal ( I wish halfway through the movie) a problem comes up where the New York mafia demands a flash drive that they think they stole from their boss (and by they I me the couple who had the reservation).

This movie is like the Hangover, but without the Alcohol or the “convincing hookers”. I say this because it's a screwball comedy film where a few people have a idea and it branches into something that goes terrible wrong and they have to solve every little piece of it. This movie can get somewhat confusion and can go off track for the audience but it can be avoided if the audience restrict their attention to Tina Fey and Steve Carrell who I only got a few small giggles out off. The supporting cast isn't much to look at because their the ones that really confuse you and dig a majority of plot holes for the audience which is a downturn for the movie. James Franco who has a brief role in the movie shows off the worst acting he has ever shown by being stupid and obnoxious and its not convincing enough and in my opinion he should stick to action and drama. However I did a few laughs on Mark Walberg who 's scenes were awkward but they still worked because it was put in a situation where both leas would have a hard time expressing their energy.

I thought this movie was weak and It could have been done a lot better if it had a more solid cast of characters and filled its plot holes better. As I said at the beginning the best way to see this movie is with someone like your girlfriend, wife, hooker or bitch or girl – friend, like my best friend did when we were supposed to be having a boys night out by seeing the A – Team and getting hammered at my place afterwards.

My Rating: 1.5/4 Shamrocks