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This Comedy is Gay. Not Homosexual Gay. But Ron Howard Gay

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (22)

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I think we can all agree that Ron Howard is what you’d call one of the meh-est directors of all time (loathe as I am of that word). He doesn’t have a particular style of his own, but he also rarely gets in the way of his material. He just kind of shoots and prints. But he’s never really done a comedy comedy. I mean: He directed Parenthood (more of a dramedy) and EdTV (more of a charming pile of manure), but straight comedy? That’s why I get the feeling that there’s a lot more beneath the surface of the trailer for The Diliemma than the trailer portends. Or, at least, I fucking hope so.

Kevin James is married to Winona Ryder; Vince Vaughn is with Jennifer Connelly. They’re, like, a perfect foursome, and James and Vaughn are best friends. However, Vaughn discovers that Ryder is boning Charming Potato, and he spends the length of the film trying to figure out whether it’s his obligation to tell his best friend that his wife is cheating on him, or if it’s better to keep that to himself.

As for the trailer? I almost want to like it. For one, Kevin James doesn’t appear to be using his weight as his sole source of comedic ability (he does drag out the dance again, but I have a guilty fondness for the Kevin James dance). Vaughn, however, seems a little … restrained. Note to Ron Howard: Never restrain Vince Vaughn. Let that man fast-talk to the screen to death.

On the one hand: A comedy without easy punchlines and fart jokes. On the other: Ron Howard looks to be out of his league. The decider: A January release date. Damn. Looks like the Vaughn’s career continues down the drainhole. But know this: I will never not love you, Winona Ryder. Ever.











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Comments

He's your best friend.

Just fuckin tell him and spare us another lackluster excuse for comedy.

Posted by: PyD at September 20, 2010 10:06 AM

The only time you don't tell your best friend that their spouse is cheating on them is when you are the one boning said best friend's spouse. Assuming you aren't the schtuper, please note the following:

If you tell your friend the bad news and they don't hate you, the friendship is real.

If you warn them about the philandering and they not only hate your guts but remain with their spouse despite overwhelming evidence that they're being played for a limp-dicked/dusty vagina'd chump (see: Jersey Shore's Sammi), the friendship is a sham.

Glad I could help.

Posted by: Kballs at September 20, 2010 10:14 AM

PyD's right. Bros before vagina. Movie's done.

Also, I think that Clint Howard has now become a cliche of himself. Is there a Ron Howard movie he hasn't appeared in?

Posted by: admin at September 20, 2010 10:19 AM

When you look like Kevin James, I'd be surprised if his hot girlfriend was NOT boning some hot hunk. Where's the twist? Can we stick everyone responsible for this movie in the Devil elevator?

Posted by: BWeaves at September 20, 2010 10:19 AM

So, lemme get this straight: Winona Ryder's choices in this movie are Kevin James and Channing Tatum?

She's way too cool for either of those meatheads.

Regardless, duh. Of course you tell your friend. Jesus. How is that a dilemma? Oh, right, because it's Hollywood, and they're soulless, morally skewed retarded apes.

Fuck you and your stupid brother, Ron Howard.

Posted by: The Other Agent Johnson at September 20, 2010 10:22 AM

Damn, I need to put on about 30 pounds, get me some hot chicks and some new pants too!

*dunks french fries in milkshake*

Posted by: , at September 20, 2010 10:29 AM

Howard still has my "get out of lame free" card for not fucking up Arrested Development, so I will reserve judgement.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at September 20, 2010 10:35 AM

I love that Howard puts his ugly brother in all his movies. Clint is not a bad actor, but his looks prevent him from getting a lot of roles I think, so Ron looks out for him. Also, I like how noted Blackhawks fan Vaughn managed to get some Blackhawks lip service into the movie.

Posted by: Katie at September 20, 2010 10:39 AM

Hmmmm I like Ron Howard. I like Winona Ryder. Channing Tatum looks like a passable bad boy in this.

Will probably not see it.

Posted by: grace b at September 20, 2010 10:54 AM

To try very hard to quote Dylan Moran, while probably ending up just paraphrasing, we have yet another movie where "the girls are conspicuously good-looking and the blokes look like blokes."

Although of course Vaughn was a good looking dude back in the day before he packed on a few.

Posted by: Eep at September 20, 2010 11:26 AM

Oh Dylan Moran, your jokes taste of cigarette smoke and unwashed black jeans.

Posted by: coveredinbees at September 20, 2010 11:49 AM

Great something to look forward to on TBS.

Posted by: blacksred at September 20, 2010 11:55 AM

I'm pretty sure "Night Shift" was a comedy. It even had Batman, Diane Chambers and The Fonz. No doubt Clint Howard was in there somewhere too.

No arguments on labelling him bland though.

Posted by: Simon at September 20, 2010 12:07 PM

this looks like it might have had a funny script, but without the right director or editor, the timing will be all flat

Posted by: idleprimate at September 20, 2010 12:14 PM

Agreed with Simon: "Night Shift" definitely was a straight up comedy, as was "Splash." If nothing else, "Splash" gets straight comedy street cred for featuring two SCTV alums: John Candy and Eugene Levy.

Be that as it may, yes, he is rather meh-y despite some earlier work.

Posted by: AngelheadHipster at September 20, 2010 12:53 PM

Yes, Howard is kind of like Cameron Crowe without the depth or the dangerous, street edge.

Posted by: Eep at September 20, 2010 1:11 PM

For fraks sake, please stop using the word 'gay' as a pejorative. Just. Stop.

Posted by: NatDogg at September 20, 2010 1:22 PM

Nooo! Jennifer Connelly! NOOOO! Please say it ain't so!

Posted by: jpguy13 at September 20, 2010 1:55 PM

This movie looks pretty Meh, yeah I said. Meh.

The premise does work. Speaking from an experience that I once had.

A great friend of mine was seeing this girl and it turned out she was seeing other dudes. We told him and he didn't believe it and he in fact got mad at us. Why? I don't really know. If you don't believe us then cool, but why be mad at us? So whenever we would hang out with them together it was just weird. They are still together and to this day there is this unspoken awkwardness when we all hang out.

So unless you have photos then chances are they won't believe you.

Posted by: junierizzle at September 20, 2010 3:58 PM

Oh yeah, I like HOWARD.

Theres nothing Meh about RANSOM and BACKDRAFT.

Posted by: junierizzle at September 20, 2010 4:00 PM

I too love me some Winona Ryder, but this script has been done so many ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Posted by: Uriah Creep at September 20, 2010 9:34 PM

Kevin James is married to Winona Ryder; Vince Vaughn is with Jennifer Connelly.

THIS IS THE WORST SENTENCE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

Posted by: Jim at September 21, 2010 8:26 AM