Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Tina Fey is really funny. Steve Carell is really funny. Date Night stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Ergo, Date Night must be really ... sorry, I wish it worked that way almost as much as the studios do. But no.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
9 Apr 2010
rotten:
In three or four scenes, they get a rhythm going, but the editing is smash-and-bash. Shawn Levy is not a director who honors performers' rhythms.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
12 Apr 2010
rotten:
Fey, in particular, finds herself in the situation of a prima ballerina unaccountably dancing with the Rockettes.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
12 Apr 2010
fresh:
Fey and Carell are better than this, but when the other options in the action-romcom territory include such efforts as The Bounty Hunter, who's complaining?
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
22 Apr 2010
rotten:
Fey, in particular, seems uncomfortable with the shenanigans.