I haven’t written about Date Night since seeing it for one simple reason: I agree entirely with just about every review of it I’ve read.

Here we have two of our funniest, most interesting and appealing actors paired up with a script that is only occasionally worthy of their talents. At times the film broaches themes and topics that feel fresh but it quickly devolves back into a slapstick action comedy padded with pointless chase scenes.

But despite those flaws, Steve Carrell and Tina Fey bring so much good will to the table that you can’t help but root for them, and therefore for the movie. So it’s pretty tough to dislike Date Night even as it lets you down for not being what it could have been.

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