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2010
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Positive Reviews
54
Negative reviews
23
Average Rating
2.8
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3.5
And the film benefitsboth comically and emotionallyfrom leaving both possibilities look equally likely almost to the end.
Av Club
4.0
He uses the same formula as usual and thanks to two strong leads, it works like a charm.Due Date is one date you dont want to miss!
We Got This Covered
3.0
Indeed, the darker bits make Due Date a more original film, but they do not make it a funnier one.
Austin Chronicle
3.1
So the movie probably contains enough laughs to satisfy the weekend audience.Where it falls short is in the characters and relationships.
Rogerebert
2.0
This fellow is a straight up weirdo with a mincing walk, a French bulldog called Sonny, and his fathers ashes in a coffee can.Downey, whose character ..
Telegraph
2.5
So Due Date ends up as a movie in which a couple of characters it doesnt really seem to understand journey across the country encountering a series of ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
Ethans antics get them both kicked off the plane, though Peters wallet remains on board.
Ny Daily News
3.5
Definitely.Its a laugh out loud comedy with a number of outrageous moments as well as charming subtleties.
Screen Rant
2.5
Under the nuanced direction of John Hughes, Candy made annoying seem hilarious and his broad girth endearing. As amped up by director Todd Phillips, G ..
The Globe And Mail
3.1
It is the first collision in a film boasting coast to coast vehicular totaling.
Philly
3.2
The latter gets big laughs, but theyre cheap, and this is really an area that self styled transgressive filmmakers should avoid.You can feel Due Date ..
Philly
3.0
It is hard to rein in ones anger when it comes to dealing with the hassles of flying and other forms of public transportation.First, theres the high p ..
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Due Date is fast, lazy, and out of control in a manner thats basically commendable.
Village Voice
3.8
But its a streamlined movie, with just two very funny actors carrying the laugh load.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
The comedy tries to channel Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but never manages to please as much as that flawed bitter sweet road comedy.
Sover
3.1
I doubt that Due Date will catch on quite as overwhelmingly as Phillips The Hangover did, mainly because this one doesnt feel as fresh. This one simpl ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
This odd couple comedy reunites Galifianakis with Todd Phillips, who directed The Hangover, but dont expect anything like the other movies novel plott ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
The scale is tipped pretty heavily on the side of insanity with the dynamic between Peter and Ethan.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
The comic vibe is familiar: slapstick, stoner and gross out gags, including a self pleasuring bulldog.
Usa Today
2.5
Downey and Galifianakis have good comedic chemistry that occasionally hints at what could happen if they were given a better script.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
It has many laughs, but those laughs are often accompanied by feelings of guilt for laughing at such horrible things.
News Review
1.5
At least Downey plays it dead straight, even finding resonance in the more emotional moments.
Shadows On The Wall
3.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
2.0
A brief survey of songs from a six year period (1968 1974) of Aretha Franklins 61 year recording career shows there were many more levels to this sing ..
Pop Matters
2.5
Due Date is the cinematic equivalent of a hangover from The Hangover not surprising, since that films director, Todd Phillips, and costar Zach Galifia ..
Cs Monitor
3.0
The pain based gags strewn throughout the film make The Three Stooges look like drawing room farceurs.
Film Journal
3.0
Due Date should be a disaster, derivative of every road trip movie youve ever seen.
Az Central
2.5
The most interesting thing about Due Date is how deluded it is.This is a comedy of misunderstanding.
Boston
3.5
Phillipss style has lost none of its vigour and his taste for gallows humour is more robust than ever.
Smh
1.0
Its all pretty darn tediousunless masturbating dogs are your idea of true hilarity.
Mountain X
2.0
Of course, the unspeakable Ethan does many appalling things, and there are some nice moments, but the comedy mostly doesnt come off and there is no do ..
Guardian
3.0
The Other Guys emphasizes clever and humorous dialogue, while Due Date accents ridiculous incidents and visual gags.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.2
(Aside: Its kind of sweet, dont you think, attaching the title Due Date, with its implications of childbirth.
Ew
2.5
But the most offensive bodily fluid being hurled around in Due Date are the tears that Phillips dishonestly tries to wrest from the audiences eyes.
Slate
2.0
Watching the latest homage slash imitation reminds one afresh how good a balancing act between slapstick and sympathy John Hughes Planes, Trains And A ..
Empire
2.5
Predictable as the urge for a box of popcorn as you enter the cinema but just about diverting enough.
Eye For Film
3.5
But it probably delivers the laughs youre looking for until The Hangover 2 debuts next year.
Susang Ranger
3.0
But the actor is skilled enough to make Ethan sympathetic, even likable.
Common Sense Media
3.0
Having established that this movie has no good reason to exist beyond extending Zach Galifianakis recent brand ascendancy, its as good as you could wa ..
Movies
1.5
Basically Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, minus the earned sentiment and John Hughes cred.
Movies
1.3
Take any scene at random, and it will probably have something mildly funny in it.But the comedy never really takes off because its phony.
Sf Gate
3.5
Maybe the difference is that The Hangover didnt have any goals beyond making us laugh.
Time
2.5
Its a little crude to see the characters weirdness being exploited for drama after so readily being jabbed for cheap laughs in the first half, but by ..
Slant Magazine
4.0
Its a simple, familiar set up but Due Date registers some of the biggest laughs of the year thanks to a scabrously funny script, brilliant casting and ..
Express
2.5
There are still some funny moments peppered throughout the film mostly involving Peters short temper and Ethans French bulldog, Sonny but for the tale ..
Bullz-Eye
3.2
Due Date succeeds more as a character than plot driven comedy and Downey Jr. shines in it.
Reeling Reviews
2.0
The Hangover had a sense of fun and adventure even when its characters were meandering aimlessly; Due Date is just a lame, straightforward trip from o ..
Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
Share Hangover man Zach Galifianakis is evidently having the time of his life.Just yesterday we got a look at the trailer for his new film Its Kind Of ..
Total Film
2.5
Due Date is not without humor, but it lacks the explosive spontaneity of The Hangover.
ReelViews
2.5
Todd Phillips follow up to the most successful R rated comedy of all time serves up its share of laughs while not actually providing a terribly enjoya ..
Hollywood Reporter
3.0
They make for a truly marvelous collision of opposites and their interplay is what elevates Due Date above its often puzzlingly flat material.
Hollywood
1.5
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Tony Medley
4.2
Outrageous pratfalls and situational slapstick humor take the cake between off kilter comic dialogue that erupts like a spastic volcano of cinematic e ..
Coles Mithey
2.5
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.
Los Angeles Times
3.5
There are some dark laughs, but the film doesnt commit to being dark, like the film doesnt mean it, and it always pulls back.
Hit Fix
3.1
Yet even in its lack of originality, the casting and some of the individual scenes are strong enough to almost save it.Watching Due Date is kind of li ..
Aisle Seat
2.0
Even if there is a scintilla of funny in a grown man punching a nine year old kid in the guts or spitting in the face of a dog, Downey Jr is clearly n ..
Herald Sun
3.1
And yet the film generally remains quite watchable (and occasionally engrossing), with Teller and Hill delivering absolutely captivating performances ..
Reel Film
2.5
Were you still getting carded).Theres a slight stale smell of desperation there, and thats a shame, because an odd couple pairing is still a sturdy se ..
Nj
3.0
A lot of this is due to the fact that I knew what to expect.Instead of a raunchy but fun comedy like The Hangover, I knew to expect something darker, ..
7M Pictures
3.1
Nuff said about that, but its the films biggest laugh.It all works better than could be expected, given that any movie with Galifianakis playing a wei ..
The Star
2.5
The movie seems to be striving to be a comedy of tone and discomfort something in the neighborhood of The Cable Guy or a really dark Bottle Rocket whe ..
Oregon Live
3.5
Downey Jnr adds a splash of class to this road movie with buddy themes that offers harmless fun, although the laughs wear thin and pranks are overdone ..
Urban Cine File
3.0
Its a tough double act, but the film pulls it off with great confidence and some major laughs.
The Age
1.0
You dont believe it for a minute.In fact if Peter had taken a crowbar to Ethans skull, it would have been a much more satisfying story.
Maki At The Movies
1.9
Watching Due Date, I wasnt sure what worried me more: that a generation of screenwriters has grown up knowing nothing except the movies they loved as ..
New York Post
3.0
Hughess odd couple film is the benchmark; Due Date is a fair try but not as consistently funny.It does have some sweet moments, I agree, especially wh ..
Abc
3.5
Due Date is a fun movie.But ultimately the script doesnt provide enough bullets for their comic guns.
Cleve Land
2.5
Its too safe to go anywhere that isnt predictable and not clever enough to reach the raucous high it wants to.
Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
2.5
Downey and Galifianakis work it hard but theres just not much for them to work with...a script that runs out of laughs before theyre halfway across th ..
Hollywood And Fine
1.5
The picture fumbles every opportunity to wake up and feel out the zaniness with a clearly pronounced sense of humor, unlike Hughes, who found inventiv ..
Brian Or Ndorf
3.0
But Due Date steals so often and so shamelessly that, despite an abundance of genuinely funny moments, were happy when the ride ends.
The Filmy Ap
1.1
A truly great animated film ought to have an imaginative and heartfelt story on top of great visuals, which, luckily Megamind manages to have simultan ..
Nyc Movie Guru
3.1
Directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), this movie has the same absurdist feel and dark humor, but not the comedic snap.
Js Online
3.8
Why I Should See It: It could very well be Tyler Perrys best movie ever!
ComingSoon
3.0
Echoing the classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, this sees the comedy chemistry between Downey Jr and Galifianakis sparking splendidly to provide a ..
Sky
1.0
Trading on cruelty, fake sentiment and crass sight gags (exhibit A: a wanking dog), Due Date is so far off the mark its hard to believe it survived th ..
Sbs
3.8
And, as it turns out, it doesnt meet them.But it doesnt miss by much, either, as Phillips dials into the same brand of boozy, old lady shocking humor ..
No La
3.0
Your ability to enjoy Due Date depends entirely on your patience for wildly unpleasant protagonists.
Streaming Quickflix
2.0
Sadly again, nothing so fantastic youll ever risk passing a tear as the attempted hilarity ensues.
Fan The Fire Magazine
1.5
Despite the inspired sight of Robert Downey Jr. punching a young boy in the stomach, Due Date may be the years least amusing comedy, a mismatched duo ..
Nicks Chager
4.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
1.5
Only this time its less funny and more annoying.With a weak script, Downey is forced to use his charm and witty retorts to provide the few laughs in t ..
Reel Talk Online
2.5
Its broad comedy with the occasional gross or outlandish joke.Most of the laughs come at the expense of someone else.
The Scorecard Review
3.0
This time, at least, hes occasionally funny instead of just irritating.
Washington City Paper
3.0
But looking past that, Due Date still manages to offer filmgoers a fun flick thats equal parts of crude humor and heart, even if its not quite on the ..
Movies Ign
1.5
Its almost like they said: I know, lets create a great setup for a mismatched buddy road comedy thing...and that was about all the thought that went i ..
Need Coffee
2.5
However, we end up waiting for some decent gags to fully utilize their talents.
Illinois Times
5.0
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Ny Press
2.5
Good performances, but where the film falters is in its inability to deliver the laughs.
Week In Rewind
2.5
But this is through no fault of the cast.Downey has beaten almost every demon imaginable to become one of the finest actors of his generation.
Crazed Fan Boy
3.0
Naturally, shenanigans ensue, and for the most part Due Date is pretty funny.
Standard Net Au
2.0
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Liver Pool Echo
2.5
A majority of the jokes in the new film are asides, which are frequently clever.Having Megamind disguise himself as a Marlon Brando lookalike is a cut ..
Kc Active
3.5
While distinctly less raunchy (and correspondingly less outrageous) than The Hangover, Due Date still manages to deliver (pun intended).
Brandon Fibbs
2.0
If youre jonesing that hard for Hangover 2, this is just going to be the sickly sweet methadone that leaves you craving a better high.Due Date is in t ..
Blogs Houston Press
3.1
So lets put that statement in some contextin no way does Due Date measure up to such superior comedies as In The Loop and Scott Pilgrim Vs.
Nyc Film Critic
3.0
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Jo Reviews
3.1
For fans of raunchy comedy, the picture provides some belly laughs in haphazardly spaced big scenes.
Jackson Ville
2.5
But Due Date leans on it to the detriment of its story and characters.
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4.5
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Screen Junkies
3.0
Due Date is an entertaining and often hilarious odd couple comedy from director Todd Phillips.
Cinema Clips
2.5
Its neither good for you nor your loved one.I make sure I pursue my own interests and career, and Chris encourages me to do so.
Romantic Movies About
1.5
Due Date begins with a bad dream and eventually feels like one. Its tired and formulaic and offers only a few mild laughs.
Breit Bart
2.5
I Think the Movie Lost me When Robert Downey Jr punched out a ten year old.
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