Dan in Real Life [Blu-ray]
starring: C.J. Adams, Marlene Lawston, Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman, Ella Miller (III), Margot Janson
directed by: Peter Hedges (II)
directed by: Peter Hedges (II)
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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
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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
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- Sugary, but no chemistry
Whatever it is that Dan falls for in Juliette Brioche is never made very clear here, so the film lacks heat in its love connection between the principles. Still, there are a few tearjerker moments that make this confection worthwhile viewing. You won't laugh, but you will cry - a little.
Rating: - Very sweet and very flawed movie
Steve Carell shows some acting talent and charm, his beautiful smile lights up the screen, and he can also convey loneliness and confusion as a widower raising 3 unappreciative girls the best he can...until later in the movie he morphs into the "Steve Carell" he is famous for, and the movie started falling into clicheland. (The shower scene , which other reviewers have already described, was sooooooo dumb and contrived. )
Juliette Binoche is gorgeous and womanly conveying her usual ... Read More
Rating: 
- A genuinely sweet movie
Apparently the Cannes Film Festival is full of violent and nasty movies full of people doing horrible things to each other. And I have to admit, I love those movies. I saw The Evil Dead when I was a kid. Last Exit to Brooklyn (An Evergreen book) is one of my favorite books and I've seen The Wire: The Complete Series all the way through twice and plan on watching it many more times. However, I am a sucker for a movie that's exactly the opposite.
At face value, this is a rom-com with a ... Read More
Rating: 
- Juliette Binoche is wasted in this predictable tripe
Such a disappointment. Started out strong enough, but once they hit the beach house it became bad sitcom writing, where people do things that are completely out of character just to get a laugh. The only time I felt like I was watching real people was when the two lead characters were flirting in a book store - that felt real! But then the movie falls apart into cliches and stupidity, and I couldn't get through more than 30 minutes of it. Such a shame to waste the talents of Juliette Binoche, who ... Read More
Rating: - Pure Pleasure!
First, Steve Carrell.Next, Juliette Binoche. Then, Emily Blunt. Finally, Dane Cook.Can you say "chemistry?" I LOVED this film.I rarely buy DVD's cause I rarely watch movies twice, but this one I'm buyin'!Kisses to the whole cast, the director, and especially those four charismatic, totally adorable actors.I was sitting around with nothing to do, feeling lousy, decided to give this one "a chance."Changed my attitude, my whole day for the better.The laughter sneaks up on (from within) ... Read More
- Sugary, but no chemistryWhatever it is that Dan falls for in Juliette Brioche is never made very clear here, so the film lacks heat in its love connection between the principles. Still, there are a few tearjerker moments that make this confection worthwhile viewing. You won't laugh, but you will cry - a little.
- Very sweet and very flawed movieSteve Carell shows some acting talent and charm, his beautiful smile lights up the screen, and he can also convey loneliness and confusion as a widower raising 3 unappreciative girls the best he can...until later in the movie he morphs into the "Steve Carell" he is famous for, and the movie started falling into clicheland. (The shower scene , which other reviewers have already described, was sooooooo dumb and contrived. )
Juliette Binoche is gorgeous and womanly conveying her usual ... Read More
- A genuinely sweet movieApparently the Cannes Film Festival is full of violent and nasty movies full of people doing horrible things to each other. And I have to admit, I love those movies. I saw The Evil Dead when I was a kid. Last Exit to Brooklyn (An Evergreen book) is one of my favorite books and I've seen The Wire: The Complete Series all the way through twice and plan on watching it many more times. However, I am a sucker for a movie that's exactly the opposite.
At face value, this is a rom-com with a ... Read More
- Juliette Binoche is wasted in this predictable tripeSuch a disappointment. Started out strong enough, but once they hit the beach house it became bad sitcom writing, where people do things that are completely out of character just to get a laugh. The only time I felt like I was watching real people was when the two lead characters were flirting in a book store - that felt real! But then the movie falls apart into cliches and stupidity, and I couldn't get through more than 30 minutes of it. Such a shame to waste the talents of Juliette Binoche, who ... Read More
- Pure Pleasure!First, Steve Carrell.Next, Juliette Binoche. Then, Emily Blunt. Finally, Dane Cook.Can you say "chemistry?" I LOVED this film.I rarely buy DVD's cause I rarely watch movies twice, but this one I'm buyin'!Kisses to the whole cast, the director, and especially those four charismatic, totally adorable actors.I was sitting around with nothing to do, feeling lousy, decided to give this one "a chance."Changed my attitude, my whole day for the better.The laughter sneaks up on (from within) ... Read More
