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The Dilemma

2011

Ron Howard

Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder ...

4.4

4,420

Comedy Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do. Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Queen Latifah join them in The Dilemma, a story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"The dilemma of The Dilemma is that the conundrum at the center of the story isn't particularly hilarious. That's a great story premise; it's just not particularly built for laughs"	NEU
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"What distinguishes The Dilemma in this genre is its resounding unfunnyness, its emotional dishonesty, and the general unlikability of its cast of characters"	NEG
United States	David Denby The New Yorker	"Who ever thought that Ron Howard could make a cult film? This movie is a mess, but it's an intelligent and affecting mess.	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Walters Time Out	"It lacks faith in its story, characters and audience."	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Good performances in an interesting attempt that ultimately fails."	NEU
United Kingdom	Anthony Quinn The Independent	"A comedy without laughs, and a drama without tension."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The January movie burial ground claims another victim. RIP."	NEG
United Kingdom	Genevieve Harrison Empire	"Hit-and-miss for Howard. The tone flits, sometimes uncomfortably, from Vaughn-fuelled laugh-fest to relationship drama, but it's a winner compared to many of the clunkly comedies out there. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"Rather less fun than a badly executed coronary bypass."	NEG

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