As Due Date comes to life on the screen you'd hear people laughing at Zach Galifianakis' antics and wonder just how many 16 year olds are there in the dark? And before you can even get to a figure in your mind the bearded overgrown teenager and his shenanigans will make you smirk and then laugh in a guarded way before you lose all control every now and then.
Due Date Story
Proud daddy to be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) bumps into Ethan Tremblay (Zack Galifianakis) at the airport and his life changes forever. Overgrown teenager Tremblay is a wannabe actor who is on his way to 'Hollywood' to act in Two and a Half Men. Highman, who accidentally switches bags with Tremblay, gets into an argument with him and is immediately put on a "no-fly" list. A wallet and luggage less Highman is forced to undertake a road trip across America with Tremblay, who gets kicked out as he is Highman's "friend".
Once on the road things go from bad to worse for Highman as he comes to terms with Tremblay's pretty much nonexistent intelligence. The highly incompatible pairing of Galifianakis and Downey Jr. is what makes Due Date tick. While Galifianakis is funny, his Brando's Godfather imitation is hilarious, its Downey Jr. deadpan reaction that makes Galifianakis funnier. The chalk and cheese duo have excellent chemistry and the scenes where Downey Jr. unwillingly becomes the missing father figure- asking him whether he made a trip to the restroom- are really funny. Also the cameos by Juliette Lewis and Jamie Foxx keep things interesting.
For the fans of Hangover, Due Date is known turf and you go in prepared but for the first timers this Todd Phillips offering might come as a rude shock. The presence of Robert Downey Jr. might work as the safety net but be warned that there's a lot in the film that is almost discomforting. Downey Jr. gets beaten by a paraplegic war veteran, Galifianakis and his dog masturbate at the same time, Downey Jr. spits right in the face of the French bulldog and what have you. This isn't highbrow comedy for sure but for a better part it's utter nonsen** that is played out with conviction befitting any Shakespearian tragedy.
Final Words
Towing the fine line between humor and sheer uneasiness, Due Date is almost like a modern day version of the 1987 Steven Martin-John Candy classic Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Keeping the cast in mind both Galifianakis and Downey Jr. could have made Due Date much funnier than the buffoonery it ends up being. Like someone mentioned Due Date isn't Hangover but a pretty decent leftover. Whatever it might or might not be, the film is fun and surely worth a few laughs.
Due Date Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis
Screenplay by: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel and Todd Phillips
Due Date Story
Proud daddy to be Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) bumps into Ethan Tremblay (Zack Galifianakis) at the airport and his life changes forever. Overgrown teenager Tremblay is a wannabe actor who is on his way to 'Hollywood' to act in Two and a Half Men. Highman, who accidentally switches bags with Tremblay, gets into an argument with him and is immediately put on a "no-fly" list. A wallet and luggage less Highman is forced to undertake a road trip across America with Tremblay, who gets kicked out as he is Highman's "friend".
Once on the road things go from bad to worse for Highman as he comes to terms with Tremblay's pretty much nonexistent intelligence. The highly incompatible pairing of Galifianakis and Downey Jr. is what makes Due Date tick. While Galifianakis is funny, his Brando's Godfather imitation is hilarious, its Downey Jr. deadpan reaction that makes Galifianakis funnier. The chalk and cheese duo have excellent chemistry and the scenes where Downey Jr. unwillingly becomes the missing father figure- asking him whether he made a trip to the restroom- are really funny. Also the cameos by Juliette Lewis and Jamie Foxx keep things interesting.
For the fans of Hangover, Due Date is known turf and you go in prepared but for the first timers this Todd Phillips offering might come as a rude shock. The presence of Robert Downey Jr. might work as the safety net but be warned that there's a lot in the film that is almost discomforting. Downey Jr. gets beaten by a paraplegic war veteran, Galifianakis and his dog masturbate at the same time, Downey Jr. spits right in the face of the French bulldog and what have you. This isn't highbrow comedy for sure but for a better part it's utter nonsen** that is played out with conviction befitting any Shakespearian tragedy.
Final Words
Towing the fine line between humor and sheer uneasiness, Due Date is almost like a modern day version of the 1987 Steven Martin-John Candy classic Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Keeping the cast in mind both Galifianakis and Downey Jr. could have made Due Date much funnier than the buffoonery it ends up being. Like someone mentioned Due Date isn't Hangover but a pretty decent leftover. Whatever it might or might not be, the film is fun and surely worth a few laughs.
Due Date Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis
Screenplay by: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel and Todd Phillips
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