Showing April and May 2010 @ Showcase Cinema De Lux, Bristol

I attended this film with high expectations. Steve Carell who made The Office in America a rather big success is also outstanding in the films like 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchorman. Joining him on screen in Date Night is Tina Fey, the creator and star of the well established American TV comedy, 30 Rock. Seeing both of these actors collaborating in one film can really not be anything less than superb.

It was indeed as I expected; based in the busy city of New York, married couple, Phil and Claire Foster, are pretty bored with their relationship at the moment and want to find something that will re-ignite the flame. In attempt to do this they go to a high class restaurant in the city but discover it is booked out. Instead of heading back home to look after the kids, they decide to take someone else’s booking, pretending to be them. The night soon escalates into an exciting disaster as two men come to the table claiming the couple have something they want.

What really sets this film apart is its wacky one-liners. You find yourself laughing way into the next scene in which your start laughing again, keeping you constantly fixated at the screen. Steve Carell to me is one of those actors who can always bring a script to life. He makes comedy real, when he laughs it doesn’t feel scripted and it certainly doesn’t feel acted. It is a brilliant skill to possess and one he accomplishes it with ease.

Mark Wahlberg plays a half naked security guard who just might be able to help out the Fosters. To top this they even have Ray Liotta on board; after his performances in Observe And Report and Youth In Revolt, he proves that his still got talent.

Personally I loved this film, great plot, great cast, great motion picture; I really don’t know what else you need. I recommend Date Night for fans of Pineapple Express and any Steve Carell film.

www.datenight-movie.com

Andrew Dex