Due Date

Due Date
2010
Directed By: Todd Phillips
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Zack Galifianakis

Crazy thought. Is this a comedy? Probably. But not because of Zack. Sorry, I don't like your last name, so I'm not going to use it. But the movie was kind of funny. Key word being "of". What does that even mean? I don't know, I'm going out on a limb here. In a string of unfortunate events, two men road trip from Atlanta to Los Angeles together. This "what's-gonna-go-wrong-next?" event consists of debauchery involving masturbation, weed, and Jamie Foxx in a quasi-cameo.

Zack portrays a struggling, down-to-earth actor traveling to Hollywood from Atlanta. How is that different from his actual personality? For some reason, he somewhat gets on my nerves. I feel that his quirky, eccentric nature will eventually become old. I mean, how many movies can he actually be in? Eventually, the character-actor in him will wear off and he will find himself in a pit of despair involving a toothbrush and a candle. He will never succeed late in his career, which is sad. He seems like he has talent, but if he is going to rely on his regular acting status, he's not going to make it.

Anyway, Robert Downey, Jr. did a great job playing an asshole. Well why wouldn't he? He seems like he's a pretty straight shooter in real life. His acting ability amazes me. He has bounced back more than any other famous person I have ever seen. He knows how to take a role, any role, and play it with such conviction that it makes the audience hang on his every syllable.

The movie overall was fine. Like I said. However, the concept of the movie was a little lost to me. Why couldn't Downey have taken a train? It seemed like the logical choice, but who knows. This Rain Man-esque feature focuses on a road trip. But the real story is the idiosyncratic romance between two strangers. It grows over a course of three days. And no matter how ridiculous and illegal a stunt is that they embark upon, they seem to survive and manage to make jokes along the way.

Stars (out of 10): 5