Is our disdain predictable a mile away? That’s perfectly ok, because oh brother… The “Date Night” trailer has arrived. It’s about a case of mistaken identity that turns a bored married couple’s (Tina Fey, Steven Carell) attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
The team-up of these two comedians is an inspired pairing, but as directed by Shawn Levy (known for his admirable masterworks “Night at the Museum,” and “Cheaper By the Dozen”), this sort of looks like its geared for that exact audience; married couples that don’t have much going on and generally don’t go to theater that often. It looks safe, generic, broad and mildly thrilling to net as many flies as possible.
The picture’s strength is an all-star cast that features Mark Wahlberg, Kristen Wiig, Mark Ruffalo, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Leighton Meester, Ray Liotta, Taraji P. Henson, Common and more, but really, if you’re looking at this thing and thinking, “I must see this,” you were probably also a regular viewer of “Everybody Loves Raymond” when it was still on TV (perhaps you still tune in for those re-runs). “Date Night” hits theaters April 9, 2010. Good luck. Watch it over at Apple, or watch the embed below.
OMG! Its "Adventures in Baby Sitting" for the parents.
And surprise! Hate as usual! And by way-Everybody Loves Raymond kicks ass.
Ew. Was that Nickelback in the trailer? double ew. And how the hell did they convince Wahlberg and Franco to do this?
For a second, based on the title, I thought this was another "Date Movie" movie. I'm crossing my fingers that the supporting cast will have small but stellar parts that carry a ridiculous concept.
Don't diss Raymond. Doris Roberts KILLED IT every time she was on camera.
I agree with rabi. It looks horrible!!
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What the fuck is Mark Ruffalo doing in a Shawn Levy film…?
Step it up Mark… Jeeeezzzz…
How is this an action movie?
Also, James Franco has done much worse.
I want to preface this comment by saying I've never seen a single episode of Everybody Loves Raymond and I watch TV – like 30 Rock and The Office. I wanted to see this movie as it had TINA FEY and a pretty damn good cast. Mark Ruffalo is suppose to be in it so it would have been better to show him in the trailer. I kept hearing things about it and yes, it does sound like "Adventures in Baby Sitting" and "The Out-of-Towners" where misunderstandings lead to car chases, violence and wackiness but until I saw the trailer I still thought it could be salvaged by the combined power of Fey and Carell. I was wrong. They cannot overcome this even with a little Franco. That being said, I would rent it.
The " 'Adventures in Baby Sitting' for parents" comment really wins this thread. Thumbs up, that nailed it.
Rosen is sort of grappling with the fact he liked that trailer.
The trailer is absolutely hilarious. Almost gave me tears :). There is another comedy I've really enjoyed @ http://trailers-watch.com/despicable-me/