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Dan in Real Life
Film SynopsisAdvice columnist Dan Burns (Steve Carell) has his hands full with three daughters that he’s not willing to let grow up. The girls still grieve for their mother who died four years ago, and Dan hasn’t made any attempts to date. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
98 min.
Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
PG13
Plot Summary
Dan is pleasantly surprised when he meets Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore when he goes to his parents’ Rhode Island home for the annual family reunion. But his joy is short-lived when he discovers that she is dating his brother (Dane Cook), forcing Dan to hide his feelings and chemistry with Marie.
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Directed by
Peter Hedges
Produced by
Brad Epstein
Jonathan Shestack
Writing credits
Pierce Gardner
Peter Hedges
Cast
| Steve Carell | ||
| Juliette Binoche | ||
| Dane Cook | ||
| Alison Pill | ||
| Brittany Robertson | ||
| Marlene Lawston |
I (really) wanted to like this movie, but I did not. I thought the plot line was contrived and implausible and I was thoroughly bored. It had a cute ending for sure, but I felt the whole movie was just playing off the current popularity of Steve Carrell. The best ... read more
So maybe my standards were set too high for Steve Carell. The trailer for Dan in Real Life is nothing but laughs but the movie itself is really quite a tear jerker. The movie names itself a comedy but I'd have to label it a 'dramedy' really. I was surprised ... read more