Date Night Review

Messages: The ultimate message is one that reinforces the positive aspects of a traditional marriage and the monogamous relationship, despite their many challenges, including monotony, irksome behavior, and even temptation. The husband says he does things he doesn't like because that's part of marriage and it's important to him to make his wife happy. Also, he asks his wife to trust more of the day-to-day household management to him and release some of her resentments. Through the ordeal, they are able to see one another in a new light and rekindle their affection.

Role models: The main characters are in love and seem to be good parents, but are also reckless, bumbling incompetents in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They lie, steal, and break into a store under extreme duress. Lawenforcement officers are either honorable good guys, or corrupt villains.

Violence: Lots of action with characters held at gunpoint, heavy gunfire, anddangerous gangsters. The hero and heroine are constantly on the run,captured and menaced by two or more very bad guys. A lengthy car chaseresults in huge numbers of car crashes. All of the action, however, isintended to be comedic with no real threat ofinjury or death.

Sex: A very long sequence takes place in a strip club with women in variousstates of undress (no actual nudity), sexual posing, dancing, andcavorting with customers. A pole dance scene is played strictly forlaughs. There is some kissing and embracing between couples, but noovert sexual activity. Lots of sexual innuendo throughout, including repeated scenes with a shirtless Mark Wahlberg, and discussion about the possibility of group sex. The final shot finds a marriedcouple, fully clothed, embracing and rolling together in the grass.

Language: Language is coarse throughout, including one use of "f--k," and several uses of: "s--t," "vagina," dumbass," "pissed," and "asshole." Repeateduse of "penis," "bitch," "whore," "whacked off," etc. Many uses of "God" and "Goddamn" as exclamations. There are sexualinnuendos from beginning to end, all intended as humor. Several references to menstruation.

Consumerism: Kindle has a major product placement in one short scene. In another scene a bus stop ad features Dentyne gum prominently. Some fancy cars. Brief references to Radio Shack and Diet Sprite.

Drinking, drugs and smoking: Wine is served with meals and in one scene the couple gets fairly tipsy and goofy. There are scenes in both a cocktail bar anda strip club which show many people drinking. One mention of the drug "nitrous" referring to a girl nicknamed "Whip-It."