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56 out of 100

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5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 179 Ratings

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  • Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Steve Carell, Tina Fey
  • Summary: Steve Carell and Tina Fey team up for an adventure that turns a run-of-the-mill married couple's date upside down - way upside down, in Date Night. (20th Century Fox)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    All the time Phil and Claire seem like the kind of people who don't belong in a screwball comedy. That's why it's funny. They're bewildered.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    The trouble is, too much of director Shawn Levy's '80s-ish lark is filled with noise, when it really needed more quietly silly stuff.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    25
    Why are Steve Carell and Tina Fey wasting their time, and ours, by appearing in the miserable comedy Date Night?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 57
  3. Negative: 7 out of 57
  1. grandpajoe6191
    6
    Above the tedious Hollywood "love comedy between married couples" formula, "Date Night" is actually impressive because of its capacity to fuse action, humor, and romance.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. NormanB
    5
    I've just watched the Date Night trailer, and it is both funny, slick and well made. If it is any guide, the movie will have thousands of hilarious gags.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. nboley08
    3
    For a comedy with two very talented leads and several very good supporting actors, "Date Night" was incredibly unfunny and severely disappointing. I was saddened at the stupidity of this movie's jokes and the mediocre way it developed the film's recurring gags. Carell and Fey both need to rebound.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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