This movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Peter, who is trying to catch a flight back to Los Angeles to witness the birth of his first child, and Zach Galifianakis as Ethan, an flamboyant wannabe actor who crashes his car into Peter's door outside of the airport. Later, inside the flight, Peter realizes that Ethan is sitting behind him on the plane. Ethan then proceeds to get Peter kicked off the plane and onto the no-fly-list. He then has to find another way to get to California. Ethan offers him a ride in his car, which he soon realizes will be a ridiculous ride with a ridiculous person.
I loved the clean and fun humor in this movie--with the exception of one or two parts. And I loved the chemistry between Downey Jr. and Galifianakis. Downey plays a great straight-man, and has a great goofball opposite with his costar. This film seemed to be a modernized version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but offered a little bit different take. It was the same concept, with different character depths and a different relationship between the characters. It was the same in all the right parts, but different enough so that you can't blame it for being a shameful replica of a classic. Instead, it has the right unique elements to make it a potential classic of its own.
Overall Grade: A
-Ethan Brehm
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