Have you ever been waiting to be seated at a restaurant, so hungry you seriously consider walking up to a table and helping yourself to someone's appetizer, and then the host/hostess calls out a name and no one answers?
And then you think to yourself, would it be so bad if I lie and say it's me, "I'm Flaunderschloss party of two!"
Well, after you watch this movie, you might just consider stashing a bag of peanuts in your bag and waiting.
Tina Fey and Steve Carell are perfectly matched as "boring New Jersey couple" Claire and Phil Foster. Their relationship seems fine; they have pretty decent jobs, two kids and a scheduled date night every week. But after hearing a pair of their friends are splitting up because they feel more like perfect roommates instead of lovers, Phil and Claire decide to spice up their date night and head to the city. New York City that is.
But the fancy restaurant they are trying to get into books a month in advance so they are instructed to wait by the bar with no promise of a table, much less dinner or a drink.
When the hostess comes by asking for the Tripplehorns, party of two, Phil jumps at the opportunity to be seated. They clink their glasses and hope for a great night.
Instead they get a night of hell. Believing they are the Tripplehorns, two rough guys come in demanding Claire and Phil come with them. When they get outside the men pull guns on them and ask for the flash drive that they have supposedly stolen. Phil and Claire try to explain that they are not the Tripplehorns and they "stole" someone else's reservation to have a nice dinner. But these bad guys aren't biting.
Luckily Claire and Phil get away, but the rest of the night is filled with action and comedy as the two of them try to figure out what is going on, who the Tripplehorns really are and how the hell they are going to get out of the mess they are in.
This movie is so entertaining because Fey and Carell's comedy styles work so well together. The scenes are hilarious but not over the top, and you get a little action mixed in with suspense. I especially like the part where Phil, after stealing Wahlberg's Porshe to make a quick getaway, hits a taxi cab driver. Their cars get stuck together, and Phil has no choice but to keep going on in a high-speed chase through the city.
James Franco and Mila Kunis are equally funny as the white trash real "Tripplehorn" couple and Mark Wahlberg shows off his sexy abs and cut body as an old client of Claire's who tries to help them out of their pickle.
The movie, which was directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen)starts out pretty slow, but once Claire and Phil are confronted by the two bad guys and escorted out of the fancy restaurant, it is a wild ride until the end. I think the movie is a perfect "date night" movie to remind couples that whatever happens in their relationship or however comfortable it might be, as long as you love each other, it's never too late to add a little excitement!
Oh, I almost forgot the best part, MY BROTHER IS IN THIS MOVIE! Check him out as the guy sipping his wine behind Steve Carell at the restaurant.
Stars *****
And then you think to yourself, would it be so bad if I lie and say it's me, "I'm Flaunderschloss party of two!"
Well, after you watch this movie, you might just consider stashing a bag of peanuts in your bag and waiting.
Tina Fey and Steve Carell are perfectly matched as "boring New Jersey couple" Claire and Phil Foster. Their relationship seems fine; they have pretty decent jobs, two kids and a scheduled date night every week. But after hearing a pair of their friends are splitting up because they feel more like perfect roommates instead of lovers, Phil and Claire decide to spice up their date night and head to the city. New York City that is.
But the fancy restaurant they are trying to get into books a month in advance so they are instructed to wait by the bar with no promise of a table, much less dinner or a drink.
When the hostess comes by asking for the Tripplehorns, party of two, Phil jumps at the opportunity to be seated. They clink their glasses and hope for a great night.
Instead they get a night of hell. Believing they are the Tripplehorns, two rough guys come in demanding Claire and Phil come with them. When they get outside the men pull guns on them and ask for the flash drive that they have supposedly stolen. Phil and Claire try to explain that they are not the Tripplehorns and they "stole" someone else's reservation to have a nice dinner. But these bad guys aren't biting.
Luckily Claire and Phil get away, but the rest of the night is filled with action and comedy as the two of them try to figure out what is going on, who the Tripplehorns really are and how the hell they are going to get out of the mess they are in.
This movie is so entertaining because Fey and Carell's comedy styles work so well together. The scenes are hilarious but not over the top, and you get a little action mixed in with suspense. I especially like the part where Phil, after stealing Wahlberg's Porshe to make a quick getaway, hits a taxi cab driver. Their cars get stuck together, and Phil has no choice but to keep going on in a high-speed chase through the city.
James Franco and Mila Kunis are equally funny as the white trash real "Tripplehorn" couple and Mark Wahlberg shows off his sexy abs and cut body as an old client of Claire's who tries to help them out of their pickle.
The movie, which was directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen)starts out pretty slow, but once Claire and Phil are confronted by the two bad guys and escorted out of the fancy restaurant, it is a wild ride until the end. I think the movie is a perfect "date night" movie to remind couples that whatever happens in their relationship or however comfortable it might be, as long as you love each other, it's never too late to add a little excitement!
Oh, I almost forgot the best part, MY BROTHER IS IN THIS MOVIE! Check him out as the guy sipping his wine behind Steve Carell at the restaurant.
Stars *****
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