The truth hurts.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah |
Director |
Ron Howard |
Screenplay | Allan Loeb |
Music | Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer |
Cinematography | Salvatore Totino |
Editing | Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2011 |
Produced by | Imagine Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment, Wild West Picture Show Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Moderate, fairly frequent |
Nudity | Brief view of male buttocks, context is sexual but not close up |
Sex | Fairly frequent, one prolonged scene, not close up, strongly implied. Mostly moderate. |
Violence | Fairly frequent, bloody, realistic |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | Infrequent mild profanity |
Drug abuse | Social alcohol use |
Comments | Mature themes that deal with secrets and unfaithfulness in relationships. |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Boston Globe The uneasy mix doesnt work | 5 | |
Die Burger Laetittia Pople | 10 | |
The Citizen Bruce Dennill | 14 | |
Box Office Mark Keizer Here's a film that toys with its darker side, but lacks the nerve to go where the material is taking it | 8 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson | 5 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli Among Howard's infrequent misfires, this is one of the most disappointing. | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers You can tell The Dilemma is a dud just from watching the trailer. | 10 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Not horrible, but uneven and unfocused. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 32 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 139 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It boasts a likable cast and an interesting premise, but The Dilemma can't decide what to do with them; the result is an uneven blend of cheesy slapstick and surprisingly dark comedy. | 4 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 2729 Netizens Great Moments Lost in Great Opportunity | 10 | |
Average .. 42% | 8 |