If you find out your best friend's wife is cheating on him do you tell him? What if you were working together on a big testosterone-laden car development project for Chrysler and the whole thing would collapse if he found out? What if you weren't exactly sure what the "bro-code" said on the subject? Kevin James (Nick, the cuckold) and Vince Vaughn (Ronny, the friend) star in this awful bro-fest with Our Winona playing Geneva the cheating wife. This one was so bad not even Queen Latifa (in a supporting role) or Ron Howard (as director) could save it.
The movie follows Ronny as he tries to get evidence of Geneva's affair to give to Nick, and how this obsession effects his personal life, and his own romantic relationship. There is only the slightest exploration of what might cause a woman in a 20-year marriage to have an affair. This comedy is decidedly not funny, and in the end we all the the valuable lesson that no matter what concerns there might be about a relationship it can all be fixed with a big shiny engagement ring.
To find out what the experts say on the subject of "Should I tell" read this column from The New York Times' Ethicist
James adds: Pam describes our annoyance with the movie well, but we both agree that it "merits" two croquet balls. So what makes it not quite a complete failure? Some of the banter between Kevin James and Vince Vaughn in the first half is actually funny, or at least amusing. But as the movie begins to revolve around the "bro-code" halfway through, it became quite tiresome and somewhat offensive..
Final Verdict: Two Croquet Balls ("Must be one of her comebacks." Note that this is a step below "Good enough for non-fans.")
