Review by Alyn Darnay Written & Directed by: Ken Scott Cast: Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders, Chris Pratt Finally, along comes a vehicle for Vince Vaughan
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This film crawled up and surprised me. I was expecting a light comedy with some dramatic moments, what I got was a serious film with some comedic moments thoughtfully exploring the universal topics of fidelity and friendship, and I liked it. It’s actually hard to describe this film in terms of genre, definitely a ‘bromance’, perhaps a comedy/drama, either way, to me that makes for a true viewers delight.
A comedy with serious overtones fits the right genre for The Dilemma. The movie was not even a quarter of the way through and I could see where the script was taking me. It has been a long while since Vince Vaughn (The Break-up) tackled a strong willed character like the one in this film and frankly I was not expecting that from what I saw in the trailer. Finding this out so quickly however, allowed me to recover and still be able to enjoy the film.