Where will you be when your first child is born?

Will you be found with the Mexican Border Patrol for possession of drugs?  How about being sprung, literally, out of the Mexican Interrogation trailer by your partner in crime?

This nightmare is Peter Highman’s (Robert Downey Jr.) reality in the comedy “Due Date.”

Flashback.

Highman’s life was going perfectly well.  His wife was getting ready to have their first child, he was enjoying his career as a successful architect, and was actually on the fly list, which would have enabled him to fly home to his family and expecting wife.

Cue Ethan Tremblay (Zack Galifianakis).

Tremblay is an aspiring movie star/completely psychotic idiot, who of course does not mesh well with Highman.

Highman and Tremblay are complete opposites and though sometimes opposites attract, this is not the case.  In fact, Tremblay is responsible for all of the mishaps that happen to Highman on their cross country adventure.

Imagine seeing a complete idiot ripping your chauffeur’s car door off its hinges at the airport entrance, and then having them sit right behind you on your plane chanting, “terrorist, terrorist, terrorist.”  Thus landing you right on the “No Fly List.”

Tremblay offers to take Highman across the country in his small, snug rental car with his weird habits and even weirder dog that is also along for the ride.

Tremblay’s father’s remains are in a coffee can and they fly with the rental car off a construction ramp onto a highway of oncoming traffic.

Getting shot in the arm while driving and illegal drug use are just a few of the crazy yet humorous events that take place in this action-packed car trip.

There is no question that this film was directed by the infamous Todd Phillips, who also directed “The Hangover.”  The jokes in “Due Date” were not as crude as those in “The Hangover,” but they were still humorous.  The actors did a wonderful job portraying their respective characters.

Downey was fantastic at portraying the sensible and comical character, since he usually lands hardcore action roles.  It was nice to see him acting in a comedy.

Galifianakis, of course, was hilarious and did a great job with portraying the comical babbling idiot.  This is his usual role, but to be honest we don’t think anyone could ever see him playing a serious role, at least not after “The Hangover.”

All in all, “Due Date” is worth the eight dollars and an hour or so of your time.  It will make you laugh out loud at all of Tremblay’s weird yet humorous habits and beliefs.

It also makes you think to yourself, “I hope I am not anywhere near the Mexican Border when my first child is born.”

Elizabeth Tauber can be reached for comment at [email protected].  Hilary Weidner can be reached for comment at [email protected].