Relative Something

I don’t remember laughing as hard at a movie as I did last night watching Tina Fey and Steve Carell ply their trade in Date Night. Was it that I was expecting much less? Was it that the supporting cast lifted the movie beyond the usual product for this genre? Was it that I was a prime fit for the most logical target audience? Yeah, I think all of that contributed to my great pleasure.

Wow, was that a lot of fun. I don’t recall what I read or heard that had me thinking it failed to deliver on the enticement I felt the first time I saw the trailer, but I sure had that impression. I would like to think that this is evidence that I shouldn’t trust the reviews I hear about these kinds of movies being a disappointment. However, if I always choose to see for myself, I think I would end up suffering through more duds than gems. More often than not, I think the word on such movies is accurate. I think the surprise I enjoyed last night was an exception. A gem among the rest. One that more than lived up to my first impression that Steve and Tina could be darn good in these roles.

It’s hard to say what was more fun for me. I don’t know whether it was that the movie turned out to be better than I anticipated, or that I found myself laughing out loud so often in reaction to a movie.