Review: Due Date (15)
Robert Downey Jr plays expectant father and workaholic Peter Highman, who keeps in touch with his pregnant wife Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) via his omnipresent mobile phone.
With her waters expected to break in only a few days, Highman prepares to fly home for the birth. However, when there's a bag mix-up with fellow passenger and aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis), both men are thrown off the flight. Highman reluctantly accepts a lift from Tremblay and a ridiculous road trip ensues.
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Hide AdFour screenwriters attempt to marry slapstick with soul-searching, dealing awkwardly with bereavement and the fear of impending parenthood as the film journeys towards an obvious emotional crescendo.
Not even the impeccable comic timing of Galifianakis and co-star Downey Jr can spark the dull dialogue to life or compel us to care about the two mismatched men as they career from one outrageous misfortune to the next.
The only thing Due Date delivers is 95 minutes of missed opportunities.
On general release