7 Reasons Why Due Date (2010) Wasn't Really a Good Film

Due Date wasn't really a good film. Because ...

1- Chemistry: Let's face it, most of us didn't like it in high school. Those of us who did, utilised it well enough to carve a good life out of it. Not jealous one bit. But, it is unanimously accepted that it is an integral part of films. No chemistry and your disbelief's suspension extends beyond acceptable limits. Due Date lacked chemistry between two actors, who are independently at the top of their game. Neither their enmity, nor their fundamental differences communicated well because of that. As for when they become best buds … awkward!

Due Date (2010)

Due Date is not an enjoyable movie, and for a comedy that’s a huge problem. Essentially a Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) re-hash, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Peter Highman, an uptight, soon-to-be family man traveling cross country with an overweight oaf named Ethan Tremblay, and played by Zach Galifianakis. There are no trains involved, but you’ll find many of the same jokes and stabs at masculine endearment, as well as the jerk-idiot dynamic most recently updated in Dinner for Schmucks (2010). But the story’s familiarity and repetitive nature are problems good movies can overcome… and Due Date doesn’t.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Robert Downey Jr. was born to play Tony Stark - the trillionaire suave genius who came up with the Iron Man suit in the first instalment of this unikely franchise. He continues in the same vein with the second film, directed with great maturity by Jon Favreau. All the major (and some minor) characters return from the first film and we have added bits and pieces that are quite meaty. Is it any good, though? Well ...