The best thing I can say about
First Date, the wacky new crime comedy from writer/directors
Manuel Crosby and
Darren Knapp, is that it almost never takes its foot off the gas. It opens with a bang (someone gets shot in the first scene), and after a very brief sequence which establishes some of the main characters, it quickly kicks back into high gear. But that fast pace means the film never stays in one place for very long, and your mileage may vary on whether or not all of its detours and destinations are ultimately worthwhile.
The movie, which marks Crosby and Knapp’s feature directorial debut as a duo, centers on a quiet kid named Mike (