MOVIE Review "DATE NIGHT" Score B 85%

Taking two successful improv sitcom actors and pairing them up for a movie is not a bad idea. Here in this one it works. Sometimes those people never can make the jump from TV to Big Screen as lead actors. But Fey and Carrell pull of the comedy in this even though you never really get a sense that there is much chemistry for them as a couple, this one comes off more like a buddy comedy, than a believable couple in trouble comedy. There are laughs to be had and overall its a fun movie to check out. One flaw I find in it is the set up, this mediocre couple has a mediocre life and their mediocre friends get a divorce because they are in a rut, for fear that they are also in a rut they decide to spice up their normal routine and change it up by going to a new restaurant in the city, but without a reservation they steal another couples name and that couple is wanted by the mob....comedy ensues....ahhhhhh..now... Basically we could have skipped the first 25 minutes and just cut to this. So they must get this secret flash drive from the bad couple to the mob and the whole movie is them trying to do just that. With comedic and action elements tied in. Its an enjoyable and harmless entertainment piece. Worth a view.