
Overview
Genre :
ComedyRelease Date :
November 05, 2010MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Todd PhillipsStarring :
Zach Galifianakis, Robert Downey Jr., Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, Jamie Foxx, RZA, Danny McBride, Matt Walsh, Charlie Sheen
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“..Watching Downey's vein-popping discomfiture in the company of Galifianakis is the best and possibly only reason for seeing the film..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]

“..there are some nice moments, but the comedy mostly doesn't come off and there is no double-act chemistry between Downey and Galifianakis..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]

“..There are scattered funny bits..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]

“..There are laughs, yes, but the sweetness and soft heart that made the John Candy- Steve Martin Thanksgiving journey all warm and cozy has gone missing..”
by Betsy Sharkey [LA Times]

“..the script -- written by Phillips and three others -- veers all over the place before reaching its inevitable, unsurprising destination..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]

“..The comic vibe is familiar: slapstick, stoner and gross-out gags..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

“..Galifianakis and Downey gift Due Date with something rare in any kind of movie: a soul..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..Due Date is a modern change-up on the old screwball comedy formula..”
by Chris Vognar [Dallas Morning News]

“..a weird emulsion of comedy and torture porn..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
Review rate : B+
“..a refreshingly mean, mismatched-buddy comedy..”
“..a refreshingly mean, mismatched-buddy comedy..”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]

“.."Due Date" starts out on the highway to brilliance, but about halfway through takes a detour into mediocrity..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

“.."Due Date" is a rather pat, occasionally desperate road comedy..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
Reviewed by Mick LaSalle [San Francisco Chronicle]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]






