This is such a late review...oops. But, hey, if you haven't seen it and you're considering picking it up as a rental then I am still able to assist you with your decision. I have recently become more of a Robert Downey Jr. fan. It seems as though he has finally left all of his wild days behind and has chosen to be the actor he was meant to be. Not to mention he has REALLY HOT hair...yes, I said his hair is HOT! Anyway, I really love his character in this movie; Peter Highman. He is a well-out-together kind of guy who is obviously very devoted to his wife and soon-to-be-born child. Peter is responsible- working a job that requires him to travel, obviously very adverse to breaking any laws, and completely against the use of drugs!
The dude that Peter gets 'stuck' with, Ethan Tremblay/Chase, is quite the opposite! He has some VERY nasty habits, doesn't have gainful employment and is using leaves from a certain plant "medicinally"...although I'm not sure we saw the carrier's card...
Through the movie these guys stumble into some very awkward and crazy scenarios. With their opposing personalities, the humor is in seeing how each one responds.
Anyway, the plot is decent, the character development is good, the humor is mostly good ( watch out for the rest-stop scene), and the ending was fitting. Not a two-thumbs-up kind of movie...but still not bad.
My advice, rent the movie when the kids won't be present!
~Cinema Sampler
