Review of Due Date (2010) by Kostas P — 11 Jan 2012
The pairing of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis should've been a match made in Heaven but "Due Date" suffered from the thing that kills all would-be great comedies...it just wasn't that funny.
Downey Jr. stars as Peter Highman who is rushing home from Atlanta before his wife goes into labor. Unfortunately for him his path crosses Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis) as his journey begins at which point nothing goes according to plan.
The two pair up and travel across the country and try not to kill each other before they reach Los Angeles. The movie isn't a total loss as there are a handful of funny lines and situations but as the film goes on those situations get more and more outlandish and, well, just not that funny.
I am sure the studio was pitched something along these lines: Get two of the hottest actors in Hollywood; give them opposite personalities; stick them in a car for 2000 miles; hilarity ensues! Unfortunately what they got was a JV version of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" with unlikeable characters and dumbed down comedy.
The opportunity was there but there just wasn't enough effort put behind it.
This review of Due Date (2010) was written by Kostas P on 11 Jan 2012.
Due Date has generally received mixed reviews.
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