The Dilemma

I would watch Vince Vaughn do anything: go to the post office, order a pizza, play tennis.  The way he talks and interacts with other people is unlike anything I've ever seen.  He is everybody's best friend.  That is why his movies are so good.  Their premises are simple and his personality drives each one.  It is fun and enjoyable to be in his presence.  Plus, he doesn't oversaturate himself like the Seth Rogans of the world.

The Dilemma is Vince Vaughn's best movie since Wedding Crashers.  He plays Ronny Valentine, a good guy who is faced with a tough dilemma (get it!?!?!) when he catches his best friend's wife cheating on him.  Kevin James does a good Jon Favreau impression as Vince's best friend, especially compared to earlier frenzied roles such as Paul Blart.  Jennifer Connelly and Winona Rider are also great as Vince's and James's girls, respectively.  The Dilemma and its actors do a nice job of balancing comedy (with sometimes overly silly scenes) with sweet and sensitive moments.  However, Channing Tatum's portrayal of Rider's druggie sidepiece was way too frenetic and was the biggest disappointment of the movie.  Like The Break-Up and Couples Retreat, The Dilemma gets a little too serious at the end but you have to give credit that it was realistic and problems are not so easily solved in real life.  It's a great date movie, which is funny because I saw it by myself on a Monday afternoon.  If anybody else plays the role of Ronny, it's a good, silly romantic comedy, but with Vince it's a lot more.  3 stars.