or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on a scale from A+ to F. Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "What The Dilemma ultimately does best is create a platform for Vaughn to drag that iconic character of his into full-blown adulthood." Justin Chang of Variety wrote: "Not a particularly funny movie. Indeed, the true dilemma of this misguided seriocomedy lies in the filmmakers' confusion as to whether they're making a side-splitting bromance (nope) or an unsparing, warts-and-all look at screwed-up relationships (sort of)." David Edelstein of New York magazine wrote: "Perhaps the late Blake Edwards could have found a balance between slapstick and psychodrama, but Ron Howard can't get the pacing right, and Allan Loeb's script is even wordier than the one he wrote for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." In a 2021 reappraisal, The Guardians Stephen Snart wrote in defense of The Dilemma. He praised "Ron Howard's quietly impressive craftsmanship" which explores "the insidious undercurrents of the bromances without sacrificing the infectious joviality of male bonding". Home media The DVD and Blu-ray was released on May 3, 2011, in the United States. It earned $8.9 million from DVD and Blu-Ray sales. On October 5, 2021, Mill Creek Entertainment released a Blu-ray double feature that contained the film and Vaughn's fellow Universal film The Break-Up (2006). References External links The Dilemma at The Numbers 2011 films 2011 comedy-drama films 2010s buddy comedy-drama films American buddy comedy-drama films Adultery in films American comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films Films scored by Hans Zimmer Films scored by Lorne Balfe Films produced by Brian Grazer Films directed by Ron Howard Films set in Chicago Films shot in Chicago Imagine Entertainment films Spyglass Entertainment films Universal Pictures films Films with screenplays by Allan Loeb 2010s American films