Due Date
Screen Rant ’s Ben Kendrick reviewsDue Date
Due Date , the on the road comedy from theater director Todd Phillips ( The Hangover ) , starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis , is exactly what you ’d expect – a fun , though somewhat over - indulgent ride that revels in the film ’s star - driven premise : What would come about if Tony Stark and Alan Garner ( Galifianakis ’ character inThe Hangover ) , were forced to journey across the country together ?
Downey Jr. and Galifianakis draw from the same originative well as their iconic blockbuster counterparts , RDJ is vivid , while Galifianakis is capricious . Most of the time , the combining work . While the wiz - powered mash - up offers some great comedy solidifying - pieces , there ’s also a deeper subtext present inDue Date- though the pic almost always dismisses the fugitive moment of thoughtful drama with another Seth of gags . It ’s an entertaining experience that ’s working too many angle – and , as a result , loses impulse at sentence .
In instance you ’re not intimate with the premise of Phillips’Due Date , here ’s the prescribed outline :
“ From managing director Todd Phillips , “ Due Date ” stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as two unlikely fellow traveler who are thrown together on a road trip that turns out to be as living - changing as it is outrageous . Downey play Peter Highman , an expectant first - time father whose wife ’s due date is a mere five days aside . As Peter hastiness to catch up with a flight nursing home from Atlanta to be at her side for the nativity , his best intentions go totally awry when a chance run across with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay ( Galifianakis ) force Peter to hitchhike a ride with Ethan — on what turn out to be a cross - country route trip that will ultimately demolish several cars , numerous friendly relationship and Peter ’s last nerve . ”
Due Dateisn’t Phillips ’ first route tripper elan film ( he write , directed , and work in the 2000 filmRoad Trip ) , though it certainly establish how much more patient and mature he ’s become as a film maker . For a picture show about two characters who spend about half of the run time inside a car , Due Datekeeps a enough step and never becomes too claustrophobic . Well … maybe that ’s because ( ontwoseparate occasions ) car door get ripped from their hinges .
However , Phillips bogs theDue Datestory down with a little too much melodrama . There are a couple aroused undercurrent present – Peter ’s insecurity about becoming a father as well as Ethan ’s late red ink of his founder . More often than not , the emotional elements mostly serve as the solidification - up for the next punch line – a risk / reward salary - off that , moment to here and now , could leave some moviegoer with mixed emotions themselves . A few of the drama - charged plot of ground short letter do n’t go anywhere , but even when they do earnings - off , the arc still seem tack on on – as the peripheral drama is less constituent than the chemistry between Ethan and Peter .
The additional melodrama does , at times , confuseDue Date’stone but the film also falters when Phillips slips into the egregious - out humour that used to define his earlier films – such as the “ French Toast ” scene inRoad Trip . Sure , the managing director ’s mega - hitThe Hangoveris an outrageous movie but it mostly void over - soft perfect out humour – because the film did n’t need to trust on cheap laughs .
The gross out body fluid inDue Dateis particularly obscure afford Phillips ’ attack at a pseudo - emotional narration ( a pseudo - emotional narrative that also does n’t make ) . As a result , Due Dateoffers several second where audiences will unquestionably laugh – but only because they wo n’t bed how else to react to the extravagant onscreen occurrent .
Starring Robert Downey Jr. as responsible architect Peter Highman and Zach Galifianakis as the annoying aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay, Todd Phillips' Due Date follows two drastically different men as they try to arrive in Los Angeles Peter’s wife gives birth to his son. The comedy movie also includes Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting roles.
The same over - lenience Earth’s surface in Robert Downey Jr. ’s fictional character , Peter , who hail across as flat - out hostile on occasion - as if Phillips thought that mean - inspirit transgressions would translate into easy laughter . It ’s a bold move , and some audience members might find it hard to forgive Peter after a drawstring of offenses . The director attempts to remedy the fallout by forcing Peter to make - up for his transgression as well as flat - out apologizing for “ seeing red . ” Still , the brutality can be excessive in a lighthearted chum comedy – play up the picture show ’s struggle to chance a cohesive tone .
IsDue Datewhat interview will be expecting ? Definitely . It ’s a jape - out - tacky comedy with a number of outrageous moments – as well as charming shade . Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis deliver terrific performances – offer up one of the best “ bromance ” films to date .
Phillips convolutes the riotous adventure with a bizarre mixture of unrealized emotional complexness and over - the - top gross - out sense of humor – which interruptDue Date’scomedic impulse . The cinema endeavor to do too much , and some audience members might wish Phillips had been a fiddling less ambitious . However , Due Date’sshortcomings wo n’t forestall most moviegoers from enjoying this loony drive .
If you ’re still trying to make up your brain , train out the preview forDue Datebelow :
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Starring Robert Downey Jr. as creditworthy designer Peter Highman and Zach Galifianakis as the galling aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay , Todd Phillips ' Due Date follows two drastically unlike men as they seek to arrive in Los Angeles Peter ’s married woman gives birth to his Logos . The comedy flick also includes Michelle Monaghan , Jamie Foxx , Juliette Lewis , and Keegan - Michael Key in supporting roles .
