i'm pretty happy with the way that whole gambling addict thing plays out, but other than that this is a pretty lack luster movie. give it a miss unless you can't not watch something with either vaughn or james, although i have no idea why anyone would like kevin james that much.

Pretty standard affair. Didn't expect it to be great, and it wasn't. Plot holes, annoyances and flaws aplenty, but it's still got heart and for such a simple premise, the themes and script are actually not half bad. Vaughn still generally annoys me though.

For a guy who is pretty funny, Vaughn has problems making good movies. Right before my brother fell asleep he said this shouldnt be a Dilemma, and maybe the title refers to my dilemma as to whether I should continue watching this. "Hey Kevin James, your wife is cheating on you." The End.

It's not awful, but it's pretty much the same as every other movie Vince Vaughn has made but with slightly more chick-flick vibe. There are only a couple of scenes with any comedic value and the story is very run-of-the-mill, but if you're the type that continues goes to see every Vince Vaughn movie and still likes them, then you'll probably enjoy this.

Vince Vaughn and Winona Ryder worked really well together, their level of antagonism and negative chemistry was goddamn scary at times, and the sleazy dude Winona was sleeping with was certainly sleazy, but the movie never gets dark enough to capitalize. Ever. Never. It promises to be a really creepy and suspenseful black comedy but turns out to be a fucking bromance movie. Shit, man, Vince Vaughn did Swingers but he also did Psycho. Not everything he does needs to be some hack frat boy comedy.

Just the usual vehicle for the insufferable Vaughn and his insufferable dialogue.

Sometimes films are just overcomplicated. Sure, there IS a dilemma at the center of a film titled "The Dilemma" but it is not one that warrants the ludicrous difficulties that arise in the plot of this film. It's not a terrible film, I expected worse, but I just thought the overall plot was simultaneously simple and ludicrous.

#11#, popcorn, story, Jennifer C, Winona R

I only watched the second half of it on HBO before Boardwalk Empire came on, but it was enough.

not a very funny comedy and vince vaugh def isnt as funny as he used to be and Jennifer Connely is smokin hot.

34.250

Slow, dramatic, and not funny.

A perfectly average throwaway comedy. Kevin James makes less weird faces than usual and Vince Vaughn delivers more bizarre dialogue than usual. A step up from the other things the two of them have been doing lately but still nowhere near great. I don't think this has any rewatchability even for people really into this kind of thing. I give it a mediocre out of 10.

Vaughn never seems to stop moving his lips, but never bothers to buckle down and say something easy that would prevent a whole lot of shenanigans until he looks like a perverted maniac? Channing Tatum, in his most spectacular performance ever, moves viewers by mourning his fish.

boring

Surprisingly bad but then Vince Vaughn isn't all that funny any more. This was bad in the same way the Breakup was bad.

Vince vaugn although funny did talk a bit too much! Altogether decent movie with its funny bits and all that moral mallarky!

Does anybody else remember when it was spelled DilemNA? ...Anyway: It's the women that make this film a 'cut above'; Connelly and Ryder... And, Vaughn shows a new level of maturity in his work, that's nice to see, too...

Maybe the most boring movie i've seen this year. An obviously great cast turns out to be pointless and stereotypically uninspiring. One of those movies you will forget very fast!

very funny a great cast 10 out of 10

where is the comedy man?

After hours and hours of thought on what I could possibly say to capture my feelings after watching this film, I finally came up with the perfect phrase: Boring as fuck.

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Although this was supposedly a comedy I felt like I was watching it in a library since there wasn't a peep from the audience (minus one person's sneezing fit). The "dilemma" with this movie is trying to find a likable character in it or to just smile during any portion of it. The fact that my date and I did not leave the film is the only thing that saved this from getting a score below Blackjack. Vinve Vaughn is all grows up, and sucks.

Such a serious topic but, like several characters point out in the movie, handled in a very bad way. It's obviously no comedy because of the subject matter and they didn't want to make a real drama so the movie is doomed to sit between two chairs and even if the movie had decided what it wanted to be it wouldn't be too successful in its intent.

I actually like Vince Vaughn, but in fact the movie is bad. A story badly exploited, and cheesy lame friendship scenes.

Schwaches Comedy-Drama-Dingsbums mit wenig Story, noch weniger Lachern und einem Kevin James der seine Stärken nicht ausspielen kann. Fazit: muss man nicht sehen.

Finding out that the best friend's wife is an adultress hardly seems like fertile ground for a comedy, yet at the same time comedy is defined often as tragedy befalling a person you care little for. Thankfully, the story allows occasional dramatic moments as the Vaugn's character digests the invisible degeneration of his friend's life. The problem lies in finding any humor in the proceedings, where aside from the occasional slip and fall, there is little effort made and opportunity wasted.

Went into this with expectations simply as low as they could possibly be (particuarly taking into consideration Vaughn and James' recent outings!), and perhaps that explains my generally positive reception and score. It bumbles along quite nicely with a few laughs here and there and some okay performances. While that might not exactly sound great, "The Dilemma" none-the-less proves an entertaining, if low key, comedy/drama.

"Ron Howard movies inspire that rare kind of allergic reaction: They're so unremarkable they're actually frustrating." - Paul Schrodt