Steve Carrell and Tina Fey team up in a very solid comedy that has a simple story to it. They're just one of those couples who goes on a date here and there, but in the same restaurant. They barely have sex and their kids and job seem to take up the majority of their time. They notice this as a theme to their relationship, and plan to spice things up by going on a different type of date. The date turns disastrous. First, they steal someone's reservation in a high-end restaurant called Claw and then they are caught up in a whirlwind of problems. They meet weird people, including the shirtless Mark Wahlberg, and go on a too unrealistic car chase. What may seem like many problems at first happens to be a blessing in disguise. What they learn from each other may be the key to saving their "boring" relationship. It has a nice blend of comedy and suspense, but some of the lines didn't work. With that said, most of them did, and "Date Night" serves as a fun film to check out.
Rating: 21/2 out of 4
