Date Night - A Movie Review

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"Date Night" is a comedy that was released in 2010. The movie received mixed to average reviews. Tina Fey won a Teen Choice Award for Movie Actress: Comedy; and the movie won a Teen Choice Award for Movie Comedy. Box office receipts were $152.3 million against a budget of $55 million. CAST Steve Carell - Phil Foster Tina Fey - Claire Foster Mark Wahlberg - Holbrooke Grant Taraji P. Henson - Detective Arroy William Fitchner - District Attorney Frank Crenshaw James Franco - Tom "Taste" Felton/Tripplehorn Mila Kunis - "Whippit" Felton/Tripplehorn Mark Ruffalo - Brad Sullivan Kristen Wiig - Haley Sullivan Phil and Claire Foster live in New Jersey with their two children, Ollie and Charlotte. Phil is a tax lawyer; and Claire is a realtor. For them, life has become boring and routine. To avoid the routine of their "date night", Phil decides to take Claire to a Manhattan restaurant, Claw. The Maitre D' informs them that they are taking reservations months in advance; and that they should wait by the bar. All of a sudden Phil hears, "Tripplehorn, party of two". Phil pipes up and says, "Us!". The Fosters take the Tripplehorn's reservation. The clink empty glasses; and Claire notes that it's bad luck. As they're about to finish their dinners two tough-looking guys, Armstrong and Collins tell them that they're in trouble. They escort them outside, frisk them and take their IDs and cellphones. Armstrong pulls out a gun and demands to know where the flash drive is that they stole from the mob boss, Joe Miletto. Phil says it's in Central Park. They go to Central Park in the Foster's car. Phil tells them that the flash drive is in the boathouse. As they're looking for it, Phil grabs an oar and knocks out the two gunmen. They jump in a boat, gun the engine and take off in the slowest boat in New York. As they near the other bank, the two gunmen open fire. If you want to know what happens, you will have to watch the movie. I'm a big Steve Carell fan; so I am partial to anything that he's in. It's not a movie that I would want to watch again and again; but it's decent; so I would give it my recommendation. This movie is rated PG-13. Photo Credit: Pixabay