An
uneven yet affable
piece of work, Due Date follows harried architect Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) as his ongoing efforts at getting home to his pregnant wife (Michelle Monaghan's Sarah) are consistently foiled - with his companion virtually every step of the way a loud - mouthed struggling actor named Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis).
By the time the undeniably exhilarating climactic bout rolls around, Real Steel has established itself as a frustratingly
uneven (
yet consistently watchable)
piece of work that could have and should have been so much better.