One Month Out Part II
By BOP Staff
March 19, 2010
Kim Hollis: I think Date Night's problem is that it looks painfully unfunny - even to the most loyal of fans of Fey and Carell. Still, the timing might be just right for it. Death at a Funeral actually has a pretty amusing trailer that gets a good response in theaters, and I think it could actually cross demographics more than the Tyler Perry stuff people have been mentioning. Chris Rock doesn't have the best track record, though. And the less said about MacGruber, the better.
David Mumpower: Date Night forcibly reminds me of a long forgotten 1980s romantic comedy called Cross My Heart. It teamed two ostensibly funny people in Martin Short and Annette O'Toole yet fundamentally failed to provide any laughs. That Date Night trailer is cringe inducing to me, but I think that pairing of Carell and Fey is enough to provide a certain level of comfort to movie goers who would otherwise be dubious of its appearance. I think this will be a nice-sized hit. Death at a Funeral is the movie I expect to be the best in the conversation, primarily because Chris Rock makes me laugh. A lot. That MacGruber abomination...I don't know what that's about, but it makes me feel good about my decision to pretend as if Saturday Night Live doesn't exist. That trailer is Year One-ian.
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