Katelynn Scott
October 9th, 2010, 05:37 PM
This movie stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey as Phil and Claire Foster - a married couple who are stuck in the same old grooves. Another couple (friends of theirs) are getting a divorce because they're tired of their marriage, which prompts Phil and Claire to begin analyzing their old relationship more closely. They decide to go out for a date in New York City to a hot new restaurant, but didn't plan in advance to make reservations. When they steal the reservations of another couple, things get interesting. They are mistaken for criminals and must go on the run from crooked cops, a mobster-character and a perverted DA.
This movie was billed as a comedy, yet it wasn't that funny. Parts of the movie have redeeming social value (Phil & Claire really do have a good marriage, love each other, end up realizing how much they need each other) and yet other parts were uncomfortably inappropriate. There is a scene, for example, where Phil and Claire have to pretend to be hookers in order to get the DA to confess (via wire on Phil's body) to his crimes. But this means they are in a brothel and there is overt sexuality throughout. Another scene is a show-down of sorts between the Fosters (whose worst language is typically the sorts of things that their elementary schoolers say) and a criminal couple. The scene digresses to a bunch of potty slurs being thrown around.
Ryan was so bored during this movie that he resorted to play fighting with our cats and I probably only laughed twice. 1.5 out of 5 stars. Anyone else agree/disagree?
This movie was billed as a comedy, yet it wasn't that funny. Parts of the movie have redeeming social value (Phil & Claire really do have a good marriage, love each other, end up realizing how much they need each other) and yet other parts were uncomfortably inappropriate. There is a scene, for example, where Phil and Claire have to pretend to be hookers in order to get the DA to confess (via wire on Phil's body) to his crimes. But this means they are in a brothel and there is overt sexuality throughout. Another scene is a show-down of sorts between the Fosters (whose worst language is typically the sorts of things that their elementary schoolers say) and a criminal couple. The scene digresses to a bunch of potty slurs being thrown around.
Ryan was so bored during this movie that he resorted to play fighting with our cats and I probably only laughed twice. 1.5 out of 5 stars. Anyone else agree/disagree?