Due Date

Phillips goes too far sometimes (border-jail breakout?), but his new direction is promising.

It's a nice pairing of singular personalities deserving better material, or a shorter leash on the improv.

I winced more than laughed at this movie, which has almost as many broken bones as punch lines.

Todd Phillips' follow-up to the most successful R-rated comedy of all time serves up its share of laughs while not actually providing a terribly enjoyable time because of a queasy undercurrent that never goes away.

The actors are fine: It's their long, arduous trek that lets the movie down.

The most offensive bodily fluid being hurled around in Due Date are the tears that Phillips dishonestly tries to wrest from the audience's eyes.

The comedy never really takes off because it's phony.

This movie was amazing! Todd Phillips is the best comedy directer ever. I could stop laughing throughout this movie. Zach Galifanakis is probably one of the greatest comedians alive. I went to go see this movie with my friend just to waste some time, and now this is my favorite movie. The movie had an excellent story line, just like the hangover. Whoever did not like this movie does not have a sense of humor. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!

Due Date is this road trip comedy with Robert Downey Jr. playing a stressed-out architect and Zach Galifianakis as this weird guy who wants to be an actor. They get kicked off a plane and have to drive across the country together. It feels like a pretty standard setup for those buddy movies. The way they bounce off each other is probably the strongest thing about it. Downey is all sharp and annoyed, while Galifianakis is just over the top and not getting it, which makes for some funny clashes. I think a few scenes really work because of the timing, like when things get absurd, or they have those awkward moments that build up. Physical stuff in the script lands okay sometimes. But a lot of the jokes come off forced, you know, dragged on forever or too silly. It seems like the movie can decide if It's trying to be sweet or just crazy, and that throws things off. The story goes where you expect it to, with characters acting way too extremely sometimes just to keep it moving. On the visual side, it's not bad. The different places they stop at keep it interesting, and it doesn't drag too much in pacing. Still, those emotional parts don't stick with you much. The characters don't get developed enough; it's all buried under the mess. Overall, it's fun in spots if you like the actors, but uneven. Not as smart or fresh as some other comedies like that. Kind of a casual watch, I guess.

A pretty outrageous comedy that is the equivalent of a sweaty overlong roadtrip of misfortunate events. It is rapid fire comedy, sometimes obnoxious, often exhausting, but in this barren comedy landscape this film is standout. Worth a watch if you like either Galifinakis or the other guy.

I thought this was a rather bland movie. The plot felt pretty tedious and predictable and the comedy was rather awkward and not particularly funny overall. This movie is basically a case of a somewhat antisocial businessman having alot of bad luck, being paired (not through choice) with a more happy go lucky guy whom of course clash, so its like a regular buddy movie with both people having very different personalities and outlooks and having to learn about each others backgrounds while their on their long road trip. To be honest, I didn't feel particularly keen on either of the main characters, so it didn't work too well as a movie for me personally. Ethan comes across as too much of a nuisance live wire and Peter is too uptight and snappy for my liking. Some of the scenes are a bit crude and I didn't think the script was particularly good, it felt like a movie thought up by a bored teen for bored teens and right enough, I suppose it contains the odd laugh and is probably likeable enough for those who want something slightly diverting to watch for an hour and a half, although to me its really not a memorable movie and both of the main cast members have been in better made movies I reckon, Robert Downey Jnr in particular. Zach Galifianakis is probably most well known for playing one of the characters in the successful 'Hangover' movies and this movie features similar crude content but didn't seem as slick. On the plus side, I thought the two main actors were well cast, as Downey Jnr. can easily play the impatient, neurotic type well and Galifianakis does well in portraying the more laidback eccentric loner type. Other cast members include Jamie Foxx as one of Peters friends, coming across as a very self assured guy, as he would and also Juliette Lewis who plays Content wise, there's moderate violence, strong language, sexual references and drug references, including scenes where their stoned. There are some action scenes involving car accidents which are quite exciting to watch but they are a bit few and far between. I think some might find it relatively funny and there are a few fairly amusing scenes, so I suppose overall its ok but I didn't think it particularly stood out or was otherwise memorable and I certainly wouldn't want to watch it again. I thought it was quite formulaic and found myself cringing at points when I could tell what was coming, though for younger viewers they might get more out of it, I suppose. I thought the ending was a bit confused, a change of tone and not great either, I'd say. Funnily enough, overall no, I wouldn't. I didn't feel this was a particularly memorable movie, the plot wasn't great and the comedy wasn't the best either, there are better similar movies that you could watch and probably get more from, so I wouldn't recommend this particular title.

Rarely funny and very uneven. Despite the likability of Downey and Zach, they couldn't rise above the unfunny material. There were too many jarring tonal shifts that felt extremely clumsy. It's a shame these two talents were wasted on such forgettable material.