"The Dilemma" of The Guy Code

What would you do if you saw your best friend's wife cheating with another man? How and when would you tell him about it? Those are some of the questions that face Ronny in the movie "The Dilemma."

"The Dilemma" stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as business partners in the auto industry.  They have the biggest presentation of their life taking place in a few days.  While Kevin who plays Nick is focused on the project, Vince who plays Ronny, sees Kevin's wife Winona Ryder cheating on him and Vince must figure out how to tell his best friend that his wife is cheating on him right before the big presentation. "The Dilemma" really has a good mix of the drama of the topic but it also adds comedy in just the right places.

"The premise is actually something I think any twenty- or thirty-something can relate to:  what do you do when you find out your best friend’s spouse is cheating?" Said Elena Nola who wrote her review on the BSC website.

“The Dilemma” has a few good parts to the movie. The way that Vaughn and James play off each other really fit this film very well, both actors are seasoned veterans that know how to get laughs. One of the best parts of the movie was the many different sports analogies throughout the whole movie. Many Vaughn films contain a heavy sports mention in them and this is another one that does.

In the movie they have many sports terms when speaking about their job about being in the “Redzone” and being close to a “Touchdown” which means the big presentation. They also are at a Blackhawks game during the movie and ends at a game as well. The last one is the use of the speech from the movie “Miracle” to get James pumped up before the presentation.

“Vaughn films rarely fail to access their male audience, but the ongoing use of sports analogies in this particular flick should strike an exceptionally masculine chord!” said Justine Ciarrocchi who writes movie reviews online.

Where this movie is a miss is in the length. The run time is 111 minutes which by the end seems like it did not need to be that long for the story to play out. IMDB lists this movie as a “comedy and drama.” While there were some funny moments in the movie, there could have been more comedy with the situations that were presented in the film.

My take on “The Dilemma” is it does have funny moments and many sports references that any guy can relate to. The movie can relate to really anyone because it is a real life situation. The movie might have been a tad too long but overall it was a fun little comedy/drama to watch in January which normally has mediocre movies at best. If you have time to go see it, if not it is worth a DVD rental when it comes out.

Title: "The Dilemma"
Who: Ronny and Nick, best buds, Ronny has a secret to tell Nick.
What:  The Dilemma of how to tell his bud his wife is cheating
When: In theaters now
Where: United States
My Take:  I say see the movie, good laughs just a little too long.