Date Night

Comedy without character falls flat

What do we think of Date Night?

So yeah, one goes into this understanding that it won't have half the gravitas of The Godfather or be as emotionally engaging as say Hamlet. But to be so completely empty as to avoid any semblance of a Main Character throughline is simply stunning. Even The Hangover, as raunchy and made-for-laughs as it was, had at least a character we could empathize with.

While there are some mildly amusing parts, this lack of emotional connection to the piece gives way to yet another examination of the interior architecture of the theater in which you experience it.