Writers:
Alan R. Cohen
Todd Phillips
Alan Freedland
Adam Sztykiel
© 2010 Warner Bros Ent. All Rights Reserved.
Due Date provides some laugh out loud fun. Zach Galifianakis steals the show, and the Film Guild discussed whether Robert Downey Jr. was held down by his part or just didn't bring his all to this role. Most agreed the opening scene where Robert Downey Jr. recounts his dream is not funny, and really not that engaging. But he had some great lines delivered with real style (think Arie Gold of Entourage), especially when insulting Zach's character, Ethan Tremblay. There were some comparisons to older movies by the group (the film critics named "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"), but Due Date did bring a lot of new material such as plot point about Zach's father's ashes which Zach lovingly carries around in a coffee can. In the end, some of us felt the humor was uneven, from repulsive, to slapstick to cerebral.
To see the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231583/
2 comments:
I agree, especially about Zach Galifianakis stealing the show and the similarity to "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."
Chris
And maybe we should see Planes, Trains and Automobiles on movie night at the house next year...
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