Date Night [M]

Phil and Claire Foster are a married couple who are falling into the same routines. On one of their "date nights" they decide to spice things up by having dinner in the city. Unfortunately they can't get a table, so they take another couple's reservation. BIG mistake! A mistake that could cost them their lives!

I saw this movie twice in the cinemas and each time I watch it, I find something new and funny about it. It was just a classic story about trying to accomplish something simple, but having everything go horribly wrong.

Phil and Claire Foster are a married couple who are falling into the same routines. On one of their weekly "date nights" they decide to spice things up by having dinner at a classy and expensive restaurant in the city. Unable to make it in time to get a table, they take another couples' reservation. Halfway through dinner, they are approached by two guys who have mistaken them for the Triplehorns, the couple whose reservation they took. Suddenly their night takes a serious downward turn as they are accused of theft and threatened at gunpoint. Now on the run and trying to prove their innocence, the Fosters are in for a "date night" they'll never forget!

Starring Tina Fey and Steven Carell, Date Night was a hilarious and original movie. The chemistry between the leads is wonderful, really believable and just brilliant to watch. Steve Carell has deadly timing. That's what makes him so funny. And Tina Fey is beautiful. With her brilliant punchlines and hugely entertaining lack of know-how, she is a treat to watch on screen.

I have to say that is was the car chase that sold this movie for me. There is a scene where the Fosters' car, which they have stolen in desperation, crashes and becomes attached to a taxi. And no matter how much accelerating and braking and swerving they try, they just can't break away. So you have an entire car chase with two cars fused together. I don't think it's ever been done before and it was hugely entertaining.

Backed with a wildly funny script, a very good soundtrack, numerous familiar faces and heaps of action, Date Night was a very funny film. A classic example of trying to accomplish something simple and having everything go horribly wrong.