Dan in Real Life
Steve Carell's best film performance to date can be found in the fitfully engaging Dan In Real Life, where his long-suffering persona suits a character who lets his long-dormant hopes rise for a moment, only to be shot down again. Carell plays Dan Burns, a newspaper columnist who writes about family issues and relationships. As a widower with three growing girls to raise, however, the difference between Dan's printed wisdom and his struggles with fatherhood and loneliness is often vast. He's put to a severe test when he packs up the kids for a cabin holiday with his parents and siblings, then falls for the exotic, if elusive, Marie (Juliette Binoche) during a solo excursion to a bookstore. Stirred by a woman for the first time since his late wife, Dan is shocked to find that Marie is actually dating his brother Mitch (Dane Cook), and that she'll be spending the vacation with him in the midst of his family. From that point, the script, co-written by director Peter Hedges (Pieces of April), pretty much becomes a parade of difficult circumstances under which both Dan and Marie have to keep their attraction to one another secret. Certain scenes work better than others, but there is an overall monotony to the movie that isn't helped by a lack of onscreen chemistry between Binoche and Carell. Both actors are fine on their own terms, but whatever is supposed to be clicking between Marie and Dan isn't compelling enough to make one truly care that they get together somehow. Still, this is a film with plenty of moments to like, especially when Carell gets to broaden his previous range of emotions in a movie. --Tom Keogh more
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Just as LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE did in 2006 DAN IN REAL LIFE reveals that Steve Carell is an actor who can do more than... |
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-09-2009
- A really good film you can watch with just about anybody...
What we liked about this movie (so much so that we purchased it!) was that it was an entertaining movie that we could watch with our older children. Only a few inuendos were included, and the "shower scene" wasn't obscene. We are...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-06-2009
- Dan In Real Life Review
I was really excited when I ordered this product because it was a Christmas gift for my best friend. When it arrived I was slightly less than thrilled. The product information had said it was in very good condition, but when it got here...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-31-2008
- Just as expected
This was a purchase for a Christmas present. The item was received in time for the holiday and was in the condition represented. I would most certainly purchase from this seller again.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-28-2008
- A Delightful Time!
Looking for a movie that is funny, engaging, and clean and gets you thinking? If so, "Dan In Real Life" is it! Dan (Steve Carell) is an advice columnist who, despite the help he provides to his readers, is floundering as a single...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-09-2009
- A really good film you can watch with just about anybody...
What we liked about this movie (so much so that we purchased it!) was that it was an entertaining movie that we could watch with our older children. Only a few inuendos were included, and the "shower scene" wasn't obscene. We are...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-06-2009
- Dan In Real Life Review
I was really excited when I ordered this product because it was a Christmas gift for my best friend. When it arrived I was slightly less than thrilled. The product information had said it was in very good condition, but when it got here...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-15-2008
- So bad it hurts.
Another title for this movie could be, 'A Fist Full Of Cliches'. Another reviewer said that Steve Carell was pretty good up until the shower scene - he wasn't. I'm putting the same amount of energy into this review as went into the script.
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