It’s a story that’s been told countless times before: a stuck-in-a-rut married couple decides to do something crazy to add some spice to their bland lives with disastrous results. So what makes Date Night so much better than most of the films that came before it? Two words: Screen chemistry. As Phil and Claire Foster, the New Jersey couple whose trip to the big city turns into a hair-raising adventure, Steve Carell and Tina Fey do a fantastic job breathing new life into the story by doing what they do best, being likable and being funny. And although being funny is crucial to the movie’s success, it’s the likable side of their personalities that draws you into the story. It keeps you from thinking how ridiculous the story gets to focus on thinking about how such ridiculous things are happening to such a nice couple.
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