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The Dilemma disappoints, too long and humor flops

“The Dilemma,” directed by Ron Howard, tries to take a decision that would take a normal person approxi-mately 45 seconds to make and turn it into a two-hour movie.

The result is pretty disappointing. Nick (Kevin James) and Ronny

(Vince Vaughn) are best friends, but the friendship is put to the test when Ronny finds out that Geneva (Winona Ryder), Nick’s wife, is having an affair with Channing Tatum.

Apparently, they are not as good of friends as they originally thought be-cause it takes Ronny an awfully long time to confront Nick about this and naturally he does it in one of the most

inappropriate of ways. Also, joining in on the excitement are

Jennifer Connelly and Queen Latifah. “The Dilemma” breaks an extremely important movie rule: comedies that are close to two hours long are gener-ally a bad idea.

The movie does not have enough jokes and the ones that are there were either already in the trailer or were just not that successful. This is really a shame because the cast was talented and given better material this would have been a much different, better, shorter movie.

I’m pretty sure it’s not a great sign when one of the best jokes in the movie involves confusing Helen Keller and Sybil. That’s not to say “The Dilemma” is without its moments, as few and far between as they may be.

One highlight was an interaction be-tween Vince Vaughn and Winona Ry-der where he first confronts her, which involves Winona Ryder fake crying and being manipulative.

Also, Queen Latifah’s scenes with Kevin James and Vince Vaughn were among my favorites as well. Almost all of her lines were funny, with under-tones of awkwardness.

So basically, any episode of “King of Queens” or “Arrested Development” would garner more laughs that Ron Howard’s latest outing.

Although “The Dilemma” was dis-appointing and didn’t utilize the cast like it should, I have seen much worse (“Year One” for instance, which I am convinced is the worst movie ever made).

1 ½ out of 4 stars.

By Joseph Sbrilli Contributing Writer

Fallen officer lives on in memory as a hero, made PBA proud

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Heroes are usually depicted wearing capes, having super-human powers and receiving publicity for their heroic acts.

But the real heros of the world wear simple badges, live normal lives and only receive publicity when tragedy strikes.

Tragedy struck on Monday, Jan. 24, as St. Petersburg lost two heros. Tom Baitinger and Jeffrey Yaslowitz, a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic Uni-versity, were gunned down when they attempted to apprehend Hydra Lacy Jr., who had a warrant out for arrest on an aggravated battery charge.

Around 7 a.m. Monday, Yaslowitz, part of the canine unit, was on his way home from a night shift with his dog Ace when he responded to a call for backup in a residential area.

An undercover officer who was wounded in the incident described Yaslowitz as “highly competitive” and “always wanted to be first.”

This was evident when Yaslowitz volunteered to enter the house first, where Lacy was suspected to be hiding in the attic.

Lacy shot and killed both officers and wounded the undercover officer as they tried to apprehend the fugitive. A task force later demolished part of the

house in order to reach the wounded officer, and found Lacy’s body along with the two officers.

It is not known whether Lacy was shot by the officers or himself.

The deaths rocked the St. Petersburg community, which hadn’t had an offi-cer fatality in three decades.

The death of Yaslowitz also hit home at PBA, it being his alma mater. He graduated in 1993 with a degree in psy-chology.

He leaves behind his wife, Gallione Yaslowitz, who studied elementary ed-ucation at PBA, and his children, Ca-leb, 12, Haylie, 8, and Calen, 5.

When the three children ask about their father in the near future, many people will describe him as heroic and as “always wanting to help people,” which is how his college friends de-scribed him to the Palm Beach Post. Yaslowitz’s sacrifice, along with the sacrifice of other slain policemen across the country, will never be for-gotten.

It is an honor to be a part of the same institution that educated a hero and instilled Biblical insight into his char-acter.

I can speak for everyone at PBA when I say that his loved ones are in our prayers and that he, like all true heros, will never be forgotten.

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