Due Date

The second film I went to see was Due Date and it is a 2010 American comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips, and it starred Robert Downey, Jr.- who is known for his action roles in Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes and Zach Galifianakis - who is very well known for his hilarious role as 'Alan' in The Hangover. The plot of the movie is: High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time. This seems like a quite funny and easy-watching film.

I had, once again, very high expectations on this film because of the fantastically funny films Todd Phillips has directed previously such as: Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch and of course The Hangover. These films are all teen sensations but have also appealed to the adolescent in all of us. Zach Galifianakis is also a great asset to the film as his role as a ditzy, naive and odd man entertains any audience. You also know there will be some action if Robert Downey Jr. is part of it.

I have to say I was disappointed. Don't get me wrong it was a funny film but I felt like it was trying too hard to be The Hangover as Galifianakis is just playing the same character. There were many random events that happened but it just seems that it had all been done before. However, some scenes did get you laughing e.g. when Ethan starts to masterbate in the car or when they drinks Ethan's father's ashes. Downer Jr. plays a great role of a predicatable, businessman just wanting everything to run smoothly and basically explodes when it doesn't go to plan. There are also a few guest appearances from Juliette Lewis - who plays a mother and drug dealer and Jamie Foxx who is suspiciously into Peter wife. All in all it's not a great or hilarious film but you do get a few laughs out of it, so it would be nice to watch occasionally on DVD.

I give Due Date 2/5