Product Details

• Actors: Steve Carell, Tina Fey
• Directors: Shawn Levy
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: August 10, 2010
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002ZG97B0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,648 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Date Night" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Steve Carell and Tina Fey are “a match made in comedy heaven” (Ben Lyons, E!) in this uproarious adventure about an ordinary couple in the right place...on the wrong night. Phil and Claire Foster are a sensible, suburban husband and wife slogging through their daily lives and marriage. But a case of mistaken identity sets off a n outrageous chain of events involving small-time thieves, big-city mobsters, corrupt cops and a crazed cabbie, as the Fosters’ “date night” turns into a wild ride they’ll never forget!

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50 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tina Fey & Steve Carrell are excellent in this frantic, uneven comedy, April 12, 2010

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RMurray847 "afilmcritic.com" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Date Night (DVD)

In order for a movie packed full of unlikely plot-developments and general silliness like DATE NIGHT, a cast that's easy to love who have razor sharp comic timing and mastery of their tone is needed. Fortunately, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey meet all three requirements, and thus, DATE NIGHT works on many levels.

Carrell and Fey play a nearly middle aged married couple with kids. They have a comfortable suburban life, and are still fond of each other, but they are also clearly just a bit worn out by life. "Date Nights" for them consist of going to a local steak restaurant, with worn-out décor and no sense of romance whatsoever. And in time-honored, clichéd tradition, they wonder if they are still in-love with the other...because they see their closest friends getting divorced. I hate the way Hollywood likes to make us think that no long term marriage could possibly still be happy and fulfilling. True, raising a family and nurturing a career and paying bills and time do take their toll...but mature couples embrace those things. They don't shake their heads with regret over the wild and crazy times they may have missed.

Anyway, I clearly digress. One day, Carrell decides to shake things up just a bit, and invites his wife to go "into the city" to try out a hot new restaurant they've heard of. Naturally, when they arrive, with no reservations, they are treated with withering disdain by the staff...but Carrell hangs in there, and when the name "Tripplehorn" is repeatedly called by the hostess to no avail, Carrell declares that he and his wife are the Tripplehorns and they are seated and begin to enjoy a lovely evening together. Then they are approached by a couple of thuggish men, who escort them to the alley and begin to rough them up. Because apparently the real Tripplehorns are engaged in blackmail, and they are being hunted by some bad men. Thus, Carrell and Fey embark on a pretty wild and crazy Date Night...one in which many silly moments of physical comedy happen to them and equally as many unlikely plot twits.

If you're going to see this movie for a coherent crime drama about two amateurs who foil a crime syndicate...you'll be disappointed. But if, like 99.99% of the people attending, you're hoping for some good laughs and high-quality banter...you'll be mostly pleased. Carrell & Fey deliver and then some. Although these two performers have not really worked together before, they both share a past history with Chicago's famed Second City Improv group, and their comic sensibilities blend together quite nicely. They can take some pretty mundane writing, and produce some remarkable laughs. While I won't go so far as to say that Carrell and Fey (the actors) are clearly affectionate towards each other...you can certainly see the appreciation for each other's skill on their faces. Carrell, in particular, gets a real twinkle of delight in his eyes when Fey delivers a great line. There is nothing serious in their performances, but there is a warmth and camaraderie that are infectious.

They are ably assisted by many good cameos, including a hilarious scene with James Franco and Mila Kunis and a recurring appearance from Mark Wahlberg, who plays a government security consultant (e.g. CIA) who has a lovely apartment and an apparent unwillingness to wear shirts. While Wahlberg isn't really asked to do much except allow Fey and Carrell to react to him...he shows a humor about himself that is often missing in his persona. The invaluable William Finctner shows up later, as does Ray Liotta, playing the character Ray Liotta always does.

The movie also features an unlikely but very funny car chase. Your enjoyment of it will greatly depend on your willingness to utterly suspend disbelief....but if you do, it's funny enough to cause a pain in your side. Other moments of physical comedy fall flatter, even when Fey & Carrell are funny, the stuff they are asked to do sometimes isn't. Again, in lesser hands (say, oh, Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston), this movie would be nearly intolerably shrill. But in the end, it's a wonderful tribute to the skills of its two stars and while it's not a classic screwball comedy, it is still well worth your time.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A few laughs but not much more., April 20, 2010

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JournalStone "Duncan Moron" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Date Night (DVD)

"Date Night", starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, directed by Shawn Levy. While the movie didn't quite hit the status of one of my favorite movies Shawn directed, "Cheaper by the Dozen" it was an adequate night out. By the filled theater, mostly with the middle aged to older crowd, I am sure this movie will be a commercial success. I personally don't know if it lived up to the hype but it did make me laugh out loud a few times.

Phil (Steve Carell) and Clair (Tina Fey) Foster are your typical middle aged couple. They have two kids, live in the suburbs and are caught up in the daily routine of keeping the house churning along. Groceries, soccer, dentist appointments etc. fill every waking second outside of working two jobs. What American couple doesn't work two jobs in our society today? One of the first scenes has them debating whether to have sex or not. When Clair pulls out her night guard, that just happened to remain connected to her mouth by a string of saliva, I died laughing and felt nauseous at the same time.

The couple venture off to Manhattan one night in an effort to shake things up a little, and that is where things venture down a wrong path. Not being able to get dinner reservations they take on another couples identity in order to snag a table. Who hasn't raised their hand at one time or another when a name is called, even if it were not your own. Unfortunately the couple they were pretending to be was in trouble with the mob and a few city officials. The rest of their evening and well into the morning is spent being chased by two gun toting police that just happen to be working for the bad guys.

Mark Wahlberg might have played my girlfriend's (and every other woman's) favorite role as the all knowing city dweller. He just happened to help them out a few times and spent the entire movie walking around with his shirt off. Yes he does look damn good but he intimated Mr. Foster and every other man in the theater watching most likely. My girlfriend was unable to pull her gaze from the screen when he opened his apartment door half naked. The rest of the story was a little shaky on substance, but it was put together more to garner a laugh than to stroke substantive thinking.

Overall the movie is worth a few laughs with not much depth of story. It can't even approach an all out great comedy like "Old School" or "Hangover" but it is humorous enough to be worth watching. It is definitely geared to the older married crowd. I think anyone under the age of 25 might not find all of the parental couple jokes quite as funny. Damn, they might not even get them at that age, who knows.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 14, 2010

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J.M. (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Date Night (DVD)

Let me start off by saying Tina Fey and Steve Carell are two of my favorite actors. I have seen almost all of their work and you can imagine how excited I felt when I heard they would be starring in a movie together. However, after watching this movie I felt disappointed. It has a few funny moments, but not enough to make it satisfying. The jokes seem to fall short and it got boring near the end. The story was confusing and didn't seem to really flow. On the other hand, I give this movie credit for possessing realistic and relatable characters. It is about the stereotypical boring suburban cople who are finding it difficult to find any spark in their relationship. Their date night gone wrong brings them to realize they still love each other. Overall, this movie is somewhat entertaining, but is ultimately forgettable. Woth a rental if you're bored and can't think of anything else to watch.