Rating of
1.5/4
"Due Date" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 11/22/12
A bad tempered expectant father is forced to share a cross country trip with a flaky out of work actor when he finds himself stranded on the way to the birth of his first child. I really only watched Due Date because of my man-love for Robert Downey Jr. and I found myself wishing I'd learned from my experience with Anger Management. The presence of one good actor does not a good film make. Due Date is nothing more than yet another formulaic road trip from hell movie revolving around the deeply unamusing talents of Zach Galifianakis. Rather than featuring any wit or charm at all, it prefers to make references to (I refuse to use the word "jokes" as I consider what happens on screen here fails to qualify) weed smoking, masturbation, car chases and fist fights with "the handicapable". The fact is that neither character is even remotely likeable, which is the foundation of any comedy of this type and Todd Phillips' attempts to force us to bond with them are nothing more than manipulative sappiness. Ultimately, Due Date is just a crass, redneck version of Planes, Trains & Automobiles.
