"Due Date" is nearly a down-market retread of the great comedy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." It pairs up Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Galifianakis in the Steve Martin and John Candy roles, puts them in a car together, sends them down the highway. Audience Reviews for Due Date. "Due Date" doesn't work because of how tiresome and borrowed it feels. First and foremost, Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis aren't giving "real" performances; they're essentially playing the same characters that they play in every other movie they're in..
Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media. due date was very funny. it is by the same director from the hangover and old school. also, alan from the hangover stars in due date. there is one masturbation. A Planes Trains and Automobiles type movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach galifianakis. Downey Jr. and Galifianakis are perfect together and the film is wildly entertaining.
Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel. The screenplay for the movie was developed by Alan R Cohen, Adam and Alan. Due Date: movie review. ( R ) ( Monitor Movie Guide ). "Due Date" is the cinematic equivalent of a hangover from "The Hangover" - not surprising, since that film's director, Todd Phillips, and costar Zach Galifianakis are repeat offenders here. May be, considering that Robert Downey Jr breaks his arm, gets tazered, cracks his ribs, hurtles. Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for Due Date. Call it "The Hangover from The Hangover" or "Road Trip to Fatherhood," but whatever title one may bestow upon director Todd Phillips' tired Planes, Trains and Automobiles rehash, the last.
Trailer Due Date
Now available on Blu-ray and DVD (Buy on Amazon). Todd Philips, director of Old School and The Hangover, reunites with star Zach Galifianakis for a road trip film that also features A-lister Robert Downey, Jr. Previews suggest Due Date is the next.
I was so looking forward to this movie. I love Todd Phillips movies and while I wanted it to be great it only ended up being…good. That's not a bad thing but with the talent involved I guess I expected more. Due Date is a comedy film that I really enjoyed, despite going into it with a slight bit of pessimism due to previous reviews I'd heard.