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| runtime = 91 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 90:49--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/unfinished-business-film | title=''UNFINISHED BUSINESS'' (15) | work=] | date=February 17, 2015 | accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref> | runtime = 91 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 90:49--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/unfinished-business-film | title=''UNFINISHED BUSINESS'' (15) | work=] | date=February 17, 2015 | access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref>
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'''''Unfinished Business''''' is a 2015 American ] directed by ] and written by ]. The film stars ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It was released on March 6, 2015. The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb. '''''Unfinished Business''''' is a 2015 American ] directed by ] and written by ]. The film stars ], ], ], ], ], and ]. It was released on March 6, 2015. The film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb, only grossing $14.4 million on a budget of $35 million.


==Plot== ==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=October 2021}}
⚫ Dan Trunkman (]) is arguing with his boss Chuck Portnoy (]) of Dynamic Systems over Chuck giving Dan 5% less commission on a business deal. Dan calls Chuck out on her dealings and behavior, and then decides to leave and start his own business. Only two other people follow Dan - Tim McWinters (]), who was just let go for being too old, and Mike Pancake (]), a young man that just had an interview at Dynamic but seems eager to join the other two. A year later, Dan's business, Apex Select, has barely gotten off the ground. He, Tim, and Mike are sitting in a ] when Dan gets a message to go on a business trip to ] to meet with investors Jim Spinch (]) and Bill Whilmsley (]), the latter being a friend of Dan's.


⚫ Dan Trunkman decides to leave Dynamic Systems and start his own business in the ]-selling field after a pay dispute with his boss, Chuck Portnoy. Tim McWinters, who was fired for being too old, and Mike Pancake, who was there for an interview, follow Dan and join his new company. A year later, Dan's business, Apex Select, has barely gotten off the ground. In a ], Dan gets a message to go on a business trip to ] to meet with investors Jim Spinch and Bill Whilmsley.
At home, Dan's kids Paul (Britton Sear) and Bess (]) are being bullied at school. Paul is ridiculed for his weight and attempts to wear eye shadow to fit in with the goth kids. Bess asks Dan to finish a homework assignment of hers that requires him to describe the kind of person he is. Dan's wife, Susan (]), wants to put Paul in a private school, despite the pricey tuition, to bring him out of his shell.


The three head to Portland, only for Dan to discover that Chuck is there trying to close a deal as well. She and Jim get along well, have worked together before and it appears as though she's been given the go ahead. Dan gives his presentation to Jim, only to faint in the middle of it, as his wife warned him could happen. He makes Mike go up to finish, but everyone is distracted by Mike's last name (Pancake). This forces Dan to scramble and find a way to get a step ahead of Chuck. Dan starts to lose faith in the team, as Tim is more concerned about finding a woman to make love with, since he's unhappily married and has never been in love, and Mike never attended college while possibly being ]. Dan discovers that Chuck is there trying to close a deal as well. She and Jim get along well, having worked together before, and it appears as though she's been given the go ahead. Dan gives his presentation to Jim, only to faint in the middle of it. He makes Mike go finish, but everyone is distracted by Mike's last name. This forces Dan to scramble and find a way to get a step ahead of Chuck. Dan starts to lose faith in the team, as Tim is more concerned about finding a woman to make love with due to an unhappy marriage, and Mike never attended college while possibly being ].


Dan is told to go to ] to meet with Jim's parent department Gelger, specifically with Dirk Austerlitz. Dan is told to go to ] to meet with Jim's parent department Gelger, specifically with Dirk Austerlitz. Dan travels with Tim and Mike and they go to find a client, Helen Harlmann, at a unisex sauna. She doesn't trust him since he walked in there fully dressed in a suit. Dan undresses himself and gets Helen to listen to him, with Mike and Tim joining him despite him telling them not to.
Dan travels with Tim and Mike and they go to find a client, Helen Harlmann, at a ]. He makes Tim and Mike wait outside out of fear that they'll blow the business opportunity. Dan finds Helen with three other people. She says she doesn't trust him since he walked in there fully dressed in a suit. Dan undresses himself and gets Helen to listen to him, with Mike and Tim joining him despite him telling them not to.


⚫ Mike finds a hotel for Tim and himself to stay at. Dan is in a room that is actually an exhibit called "American Businessman 42" in a museum, where everyone watches him. He starts to put some numbers together to outdo Chuck. Tim procures ecstasy from one of the youths staying at the hotel. Tim and Mike follow him to find Bill in a ] during ] Festival. Dan encounters Bill in a room with other men sticking their penises through glory holes. Bill later explains this is the only way he can get any sort of pleasure. He takes a look at Dan's numbers and says they definitely trounce Chuck's numbers. Dan and Bill also speak about how easy it is to get derailed from course.
Dan speaks to Bess, who had trouble at school, but he is unaware as to why and offers her heartfelt advice only to hang up and see Susan's emailed link which is to a video of Bess beating a kid up.


⚫ The guys meet with Jim only to learn that Dirk is in ], annoying Dan. Jim later tells Dan that while his numbers are good, they aren't good enough to close the deal. The trio spends time with some of the youth at the hotel, being honest and smoking. After not smoking but listening to everyone, especially Mike, Dan goes out to buy "Straight Up Teal" eyeshadow and speak with his wife, his daughter, who reveals she beat up the other child for calling Paul names like "double stuff". Dan congratulates her but explains he will take care of Paul. He speaks with Paul and does his best to pick his spirits up. Dan later finds himself depressed and drinking with strangers/admirers of "American Businessman 42".
Mike finds a hostel for Tim and himself to stay at. Dan is in a room that is actually an exhibit in a museum where everyone watches him, the exhibit is called "American Businessman 42". He starts to put some numbers together to outdo Chuck.
⚫ Tim procures ecstasy from one of the youths staying the hostel. Tim and Mike follow him to find Bill in a ] during Filson Festival. Dan encounters Bill in a room with other men sticking their penises through glory holes. Bill, later explains this is the only way he can get any sort of pleasure. He takes a look at Dan's numbers and says they definitely trounce Chuck's numbers. Dan and Bill also speak about how easy it is to get derailed from your course.


⚫ Dan awakes the next morning hungover. Feeling a sense of inspiration, he joins a marathon and ignores an official's pleas for him to leave the race. Some of his "American Businessman 42" fans spot him and begin cheering him on with such enthusiasm it attracts the attention of a news caster. He finishes the race, poignant as he had trained for the St. Louis marathon.
The guys meet with Jim only to learn that Dirk Austerlitz is in ], which is the guys' hometown. Dan is annoyed to learn this. Jim later tells Dan that while his numbers are good, they aren't good enough to close the deal.
⚫ The trio spends time with some of the youth at the hostel, being honest and smoking. After not smoking but listening to everyone, especially Mike, Dan goes out to buy "Straight Up Teal" eyeshadow and speak with his wife, his daughter, who reveals she beat up the other child for calling Paul names like "double stuff". Dan congratulates her but explains he will take care of Paul. He speaks with Paul and does his best to pick his spirits up. Only to find himself a bit depressed and drinking with strangers/admirers of "American Businessman 42".


⚫ Dan later manages to score a meeting with Dirk, via Bill. First, the guys pass through a riot going on outside the building where Austerlitz is located. After evading police and getting pelted with paintballs, the guys make it inside with the aid of Bill. Austerlitz likes what he hears from Dan, then what he sees on their front page, and they close a deal, thereby saving Dan's business. He, Tim, and Mike celebrate by gloating in front of both Chuck and Jim.
⚫ He awakes the next morning hungover but ready to finish something. He joins the marathon and ignores an official's pleas for him to leave the race. Some of his "American Businessman 42" fans spot him and begin cheering him on with such enthusiasm it attracts the attention of a news caster. He finishes the race, poignant as he had trained for, yet had not competed in, the St. Louis marathon.

⚫ Things take a turn for the better when Dan manages to score a meeting with Dirk, via Bill. First, the guys pass through a riot going on outside the building where Austerlitz is located. After evading police and getting pelted with paintballs, the guys make it inside with the aid of Bill. Austerlitz likes what he hears from Dan, then what he sees on their front page, and they close a deal, thereby saving Dan's business. He, Tim, and Mike celebrate by gloating in front of Chuck in her exhibit room. They pass Jim, and Dan gloats to him as well.


The guys return home to their respective loved ones. Mike rejoins his friends from the special home and boasts his multiple "explers" in Berlin. Tim reunites with the maid he encountered in Portland. Dan rejoins his family, now confident of their future. The guys return home to their respective loved ones. Mike rejoins his friends from the special home and boasts his multiple "explers" in Berlin. Tim reunites with the maid he encountered in Portland. Dan rejoins his family, now confident of their future.


==Cast== ==Cast==
* ] as Daniel "Dan" Trunkman<ref name="yamred">{{cite web |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |publisher=] |title=Watch the Red-Band Trailer for Vince Vaughn’s New Comedy ‘Unfinished Business’ |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/watch-the-red-band-trailer-for-vince-vaughns-103646557462.html |date=November 26, 2014 |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref> * ] as Daniel "Dan" Trunkman<ref name="yamred">{{cite web |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |publisher=] |title=Watch the Red-Band Trailer for Vince Vaughn's New Comedy 'Unfinished Business' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/watch-the-red-band-trailer-for-vince-vaughns-103646557462.html |date=November 26, 2014 |access-date=February 24, 2015}}</ref>
* ] as Timothy McWinters * ] as Timothy McWinters
* ] as Mike Pancake<ref name="yamred"/> * ] as Mike Pancake<ref name="yamred"/>
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* ] as Jim Spinch * ] as Jim Spinch
* ] as Bill Whilmsley * ] as Bill Whilmsley
* ] as Maarten Daaervk
* ] as Japanese Business Man


==Production== ==Production==
] began in mid-November 2013, in ], ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vince Vaughn begins filming ‘Business Trip’ in Massachusetts |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/11/19/vince-vaughn-begins-filming-business-trip-in-massachusetts/ |accessdate=November 20, 2013 |newspaper=Online Vacations |date=November 19, 2013}}</ref> In early October 2014, Vaughn and Miller were back in Boston for re-shoots of the film, and both actors were photographed on the set.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fee|first1=Gayle|title=Cranky Vince Vaughn taking care of 'Business' in Boston|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/the_inside_track/2014/10/cranky_vince_vaughn_taking_care_of_business_in_boston|accessdate=October 6, 2014|publisher=bostonherald.com|date=October 2, 2014}}</ref> ] began in mid-November 2013, in ], ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vince Vaughn begins filming 'Business Trip' in Massachusetts |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/11/19/vince-vaughn-begins-filming-business-trip-in-massachusetts/ |access-date=November 20, 2013 |newspaper=Online Vacations |date=November 19, 2013}}</ref> In early October 2014, Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller were back in Boston for re-shoots of the film, and both actors were photographed on the set.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fee|first1=Gayle|title=Cranky Vince Vaughn taking care of 'Business' in Boston|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/the_inside_track/2014/10/cranky_vince_vaughn_taking_care_of_business_in_boston|access-date=October 6, 2014|publisher=bostonherald.com|date=October 2, 2014}}</ref>


==Release== ==Release==

''Unfinished Business'' is rated R16 in New Zealand for drug use, sexual references and offensive language.
===Marketing===
On November 26, 2014, ] released two trailers of the film. A restricted trailer and an edited trailer. The edited trailer was attached to screenings of '']'' and '']''. On February 1, 2015, an advertisement for the film was released during ] that showed a montage of scenes set to the song "]".

===Home media===
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Britt|date=2015-05-24 |title=New DVD and Blu-ray Releases: June 2015 |url=https://screencrush.com/new-dvd-and-blu-ray-june-2015/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=ScreenCrush |language=en}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==

===Box office=== ===Box office===
''Unfinished Business'' was a ]. The film grossed $10.2 million in North America and $4.2 million in other territories for a total gross of $14.4 million, failing to make back its budget of $35 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=vaughn14.htm |title=Unfinished Business (2015) |website=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=April 17, 2015}}</ref> ''Unfinished Business'' was a ]. The film grossed $10.2 million in North America and $4.2 million in other territories for a total gross of $14.4 million, failing to make back its budget of $35 million.<ref name="BOM1">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=vaughn14.htm |title=Unfinished Business (2015) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>


In its opening weekend, film grossed $4.8 million, finishing in 10th place at the box office. This was the lowest opening of Vince Vaughn's career, the previous low being $7 million by 2013's '']''.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/vince-vaughns-unfinished-business-bombs-at-box-office-1201448049/ |title="Unfinished Business" New Vaughn Low" |website=Variety |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref> In its opening weekend, ''Unfinished Business'' grossed $4.8 million, finishing in 10th place at the box office. This was the lowest opening of Vince Vaughn's career, the previous unfortunate box office low being $7 million by 2013's '']''.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/vince-vaughns-unfinished-business-bombs-at-box-office-1201448049/ |title=Vince Vaughn's 'Unfinished Business' Bombs at Box Office |website=Variety |date=March 7, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>


===Critical response=== ===Critical response===
''Unfinished Business'' has received mostly negative reviews. The ] website ] reported a rating of 11%, based on 90 reviews, with a ] of 3.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Unfocused and unfunny, ''Unfinished Business'' lives down to its title with a slipshod screenplay and poorly directed performances that would have been better left unreleased."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unfinished_business_2015/ |title=Unfinished Business |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=August 29, 2015}}</ref> On ], which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/unfinished-business|title=Unfinished Business Reviews|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=March 12, 2015}}</ref> According to ], audiences gave the film a grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=CinemaScore |accessdate=July 15, 2015}}</ref> ''Unfinished Business'' has received mostly negative reviews. On ] the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on 100 reviews, with a rating average of 3.48/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Unfocused and unfunny, ''Unfinished Business'' lives down to its title with a slipshod screenplay and poorly directed performances that would have been better left unreleased."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unfinished_business_2015/ |title= Unfinished Business |publisher= ] |access-date= July 19, 2019 }}</ref> On ] the film has a ] score of 32 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.metacritic.com/movie/unfinished-business|title=Unfinished Business Reviews |publisher=] |access-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film a grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2015 |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Chappie' Presides Over Listless Frame, Vince Vaughn At Career Low – Monday Actuals |url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/weekend-box-office-chappie-vince-vaughn-unfinished-business-bomb-1201388029/ |website=] |quote=Vaughn's B- CinemaScore for Unfinished Business is lower than what his previous comedies}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=Search for 'Unfinished Business' |publisher=CinemaScore |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>

Justin Chang of '']'' called it "A comedy with its heart in the right place and everything else bizarrely out of joint."<ref>{{cite web |date= 4 March 2015 |last1= Chang |first1= Justin |title= Film Review: 'Unfinished Business' |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-unfinished-business-1201445486/ |website=] }}</ref> James Berardinelli of ] was critical of the film: "''Unfinished Business'' is bad – not epically bad but bad enough. Little contained in this misfire of a film works and the few successful things are dragged out to the point where they die a lingering death".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berardinelli |first1=James |title=Unfinished Business |url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/unfinished-business |website=Reelviews Movie Reviews }}</ref> Joe Neumaier of the ] wrote: "''Unfinished Business'' squanders almost every opportunity provided by its potentially funny premise. Instead, it becomes yet another blotch on star Vince Vaughn's résumé."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Neumaier |first1=Joe |title='Unfinished Business,' review: Vince Vaughn's stuck in a bad deal with Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/unfinished-business-review-vince-vaughn-bad-deal-article-1.2138686 |website=] |location=New York}}</ref> Robbie Collin of '']'' gave the film 1 star out of 5, and said "Mawkishness, gay panic, and lazy jokes make Vince Vaughn's workplace comedy considerably less fun than work itself."<ref>{{cite web |date=5 March 2015 |author=Robbie Collin |title=Unfinished Business: Vince Vaughn's very bad day at the office |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/unfinished-business/review/ |website=] |location=London }}</ref>

Brad Wheeler of the Toronto ''Globe and Mail'' wrote: "Not without charm, ''Unfinished Business'' mixes the cute with the raunchy."<ref>{{cite news |title=Unfinished Business: Underdog salesman as a fish out of water |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 6, 2015 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/unfinished-business-underdog-salesman-as-a-fish-out-of-water/article23314816/|last1=Wheeler |first1=Brad }}</ref> Michael O'Sullivan of '']'' wrote: "While by no means a masterpiece, the comedy, by Canadian director Ken Scott, is a careful calibration of crass gags and genuine sentiment that succeeds more often than it fails."<ref>{{cite news |title=Review: 'Unfinished Business' hits the sweet spot between sex and sentiment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/review-unfinished-business-hits-the-sweet-spot-between-sex-and-sentiment/2015/03/05/5bde9928-c355-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html |newspaper=]}}</ref>


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2015 American comedy film by Ken Scott

Unfinished Business
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Scott
Written bySteven Conrad
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byMichael Tronick
Jon Poll
Peter Teschner
Music byAlex Wurman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)
Running time91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$14.4 million

Unfinished Business is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Steven Conrad. The film stars Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost, and James Marsden. It was released on March 6, 2015. The film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb, only grossing $14.4 million on a budget of $35 million.

Plot

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Dan Trunkman decides to leave Dynamic Systems and start his own business in the metal swarf-selling field after a pay dispute with his boss, Chuck Portnoy. Tim McWinters, who was fired for being too old, and Mike Pancake, who was there for an interview, follow Dan and join his new company. A year later, Dan's business, Apex Select, has barely gotten off the ground. In a Dunkin' Donuts, Dan gets a message to go on a business trip to Portland to meet with investors Jim Spinch and Bill Whilmsley.

Dan discovers that Chuck is there trying to close a deal as well. She and Jim get along well, having worked together before, and it appears as though she's been given the go ahead. Dan gives his presentation to Jim, only to faint in the middle of it. He makes Mike go finish, but everyone is distracted by Mike's last name. This forces Dan to scramble and find a way to get a step ahead of Chuck. Dan starts to lose faith in the team, as Tim is more concerned about finding a woman to make love with due to an unhappy marriage, and Mike never attended college while possibly being autistic.

Dan is told to go to Berlin to meet with Jim's parent department Gelger, specifically with Dirk Austerlitz. Dan travels with Tim and Mike and they go to find a client, Helen Harlmann, at a unisex sauna. She doesn't trust him since he walked in there fully dressed in a suit. Dan undresses himself and gets Helen to listen to him, with Mike and Tim joining him despite him telling them not to.

Mike finds a hotel for Tim and himself to stay at. Dan is in a room that is actually an exhibit called "American Businessman 42" in a museum, where everyone watches him. He starts to put some numbers together to outdo Chuck. Tim procures ecstasy from one of the youths staying at the hotel. Tim and Mike follow him to find Bill in a gay nightclub during Folsom Europe Festival. Dan encounters Bill in a room with other men sticking their penises through glory holes. Bill later explains this is the only way he can get any sort of pleasure. He takes a look at Dan's numbers and says they definitely trounce Chuck's numbers. Dan and Bill also speak about how easy it is to get derailed from course.

The guys meet with Jim only to learn that Dirk is in St. Louis, annoying Dan. Jim later tells Dan that while his numbers are good, they aren't good enough to close the deal. The trio spends time with some of the youth at the hotel, being honest and smoking. After not smoking but listening to everyone, especially Mike, Dan goes out to buy "Straight Up Teal" eyeshadow and speak with his wife, his daughter, who reveals she beat up the other child for calling Paul names like "double stuff". Dan congratulates her but explains he will take care of Paul. He speaks with Paul and does his best to pick his spirits up. Dan later finds himself depressed and drinking with strangers/admirers of "American Businessman 42".

Dan awakes the next morning hungover. Feeling a sense of inspiration, he joins a marathon and ignores an official's pleas for him to leave the race. Some of his "American Businessman 42" fans spot him and begin cheering him on with such enthusiasm it attracts the attention of a news caster. He finishes the race, poignant as he had trained for the St. Louis marathon.

Dan later manages to score a meeting with Dirk, via Bill. First, the guys pass through a riot going on outside the building where Austerlitz is located. After evading police and getting pelted with paintballs, the guys make it inside with the aid of Bill. Austerlitz likes what he hears from Dan, then what he sees on their front page, and they close a deal, thereby saving Dan's business. He, Tim, and Mike celebrate by gloating in front of both Chuck and Jim.

The guys return home to their respective loved ones. Mike rejoins his friends from the special home and boasts his multiple "explers" in Berlin. Tim reunites with the maid he encountered in Portland. Dan rejoins his family, now confident of their future.

Cast

Production

Filming began in mid-November 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts. In early October 2014, Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller were back in Boston for re-shoots of the film, and both actors were photographed on the set.

Release

Marketing

On November 26, 2014, 20th Century Fox released two trailers of the film. A restricted trailer and an edited trailer. The edited trailer was attached to screenings of Taken 3 and Mortdecai. On February 1, 2015, an advertisement for the film was released during Super Bowl XLIX that showed a montage of scenes set to the song "Like a Boss".

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16, 2015.

Reception

Box office

Unfinished Business was a box office bomb. The film grossed $10.2 million in North America and $4.2 million in other territories for a total gross of $14.4 million, failing to make back its budget of $35 million.

In its opening weekend, Unfinished Business grossed $4.8 million, finishing in 10th place at the box office. This was the lowest opening of Vince Vaughn's career, the previous unfortunate box office low being $7 million by 2013's Delivery Man.

Critical response

Unfinished Business has received mostly negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on 100 reviews, with a rating average of 3.48/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Unfocused and unfunny, Unfinished Business lives down to its title with a slipshod screenplay and poorly directed performances that would have been better left unreleased." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.

Justin Chang of Variety called it "A comedy with its heart in the right place and everything else bizarrely out of joint." James Berardinelli of ReelViews was critical of the film: "Unfinished Business is bad – not epically bad but bad enough. Little contained in this misfire of a film works and the few successful things are dragged out to the point where they die a lingering death". Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News wrote: "Unfinished Business squanders almost every opportunity provided by its potentially funny premise. Instead, it becomes yet another blotch on star Vince Vaughn's résumé." Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film 1 star out of 5, and said "Mawkishness, gay panic, and lazy jokes make Vince Vaughn's workplace comedy considerably less fun than work itself."

Brad Wheeler of the Toronto Globe and Mail wrote: "Not without charm, Unfinished Business mixes the cute with the raunchy." Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post wrote: "While by no means a masterpiece, the comedy, by Canadian director Ken Scott, is a careful calibration of crass gags and genuine sentiment that succeeds more often than it fails."

References

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  17. Robbie Collin (March 5, 2015). "Unfinished Business: Vince Vaughn's very bad day at the office". The Telegraph. London.
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