Due Date

Oscar-nominated actor Robert Downey Jr. usually has a knack for picking good movies. But Due Date is not one of them.

Downey is not entirely comfortable playing straight man and a little of Galifianakis's antics goes a long way.

It's a tough double act, but the film pulls it off with great confidence and some major laughs.

[Phillips'] talent lies in the comedy of embarrassment and while this isn't quite up to the standards of The Hangover, it's not a bad example.

These guys can't buy a laugh.

It's a little crude to see the character's weirdness being exploited for drama after so readily being jabbed for cheap laughs in the first half

It has the necessary conditions to achieve some absurd humor with the chemistry of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, but its predictable journey soon loses its comic effect when it detours down a series of easy shortcuts. [Full review in Spanish]

Due Date is a big step down, like fall-down-an-escalator down.

Like most of Phillips’ comedies, the movie’s half-life is brief, leaving the viewer only temporarily diverted until the moment it’s over.

…Due Date isn’t a particularly substantial film, but top talent in front of the camera make it watchable middlebrow fare…