The Dilemma

[mexicanjunior]

Lukewarm reviews so far...

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Boston Globe
Wesley Morris "...lousy and deluded..." more... D

Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips "Unexpectedly sour..." more... C

Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum "...the movie has no honest answers for this guy-guy crisis." more... C+

Filmcritic.com
Jesse Hassenger "...The Dilemma's dialogue lacks real wit, leaving Vaughn, once again, to punch it up with his patented riffs." more... C

Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt "A dark spirit pervades this Vince Vaughn/Kevin James buddy movie that stifles laughter." more... D+

New York Times
A. O. Scott "Ms. Ryder, playing the least sympathetic character with unflinching dignity and candor, is in many ways the reason The Dilemma works as well as it does. " more... B

Reelviews
James Berardinelli "Give it a pass and spend the money on something more deserving." more... C

Rolling Stone
Peter Travers "The January movie burial ground claims another victim. RIP." more... C

USA Today
Scott Bowles "...loses steam as it jumbles scenes of physical comedy with those of real mental anguish." more...

[Terd Ferguson]

I'm supposed to go see this tonight...I'll give an update after.

[mexicanjunior]

Watched this last night...I was pretty disappointed. Outside of a couple of memorable Vince Vaughn speeches, this movie was not very funny. Kevin James spent most of the movie in a stressful panic and being an a-hole. The 2 chicks (Ryder and Connolly) were just kind of there and didn't bring much to the movie. It was a movie I was expecting comedy from and instead it took itself way to seriously in trying to be a drama. Best parts of the movie were Vaughn's sales pitch and toast for Connolly's parents. Queen Latifah and the young guy had a few decent moments too but overall...thumbs down. Wait for DVD...