When this was released I decided that it would probably make for a decent comedy rental, but not something I had any desire to see in theatres. As it was released this week on DVD, I picked it up as a rental.In an odd mix of comedy and action, Carell and Fey star as a couple out for a romantic date when they are mistaken for kidnappers, and their night gets drastically more complicated than originally planned. The film seems to have a fool-proof plan - take two of the funniest comedians from television and put them together into a movie - but sadly, as is often the case, good ideas on paper rarely translate well onto celluloid. The film had its funny moments - mainly due to the general funnyness of the two leads - but between these funny bits are a lot of unfunny ones. What could easily have been a hilarious movie, ends up only being somewhat amusing. That being said, is it not OK to sometimes just be amused? I laughed, but expected a lot more. Some of the funniest bits in the movie are the ad-libbed out-takes during the end credits.
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