A charming, though occasionally off-target -- and consistently tempo-challenged -- romantic comedy.
CommentOct 9, 2009
Dan in Real Life (2007)
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Reviews Counted:167
Fresh:107
Rotten:60
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: The fine performances elevate Dan in Real Life beyond its sentimental plot.
Theatrical Release: Oct 26, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $47.6M
Synopsis: A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend. [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill
Director: Peter Hedges
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REVIEWS FOR DAN IN REAL LIFE
The most cloying family meeting since A Very Brady Christmas
Aug 27, 2009
Una comedia romántica muy menor, predecible e intrascendente que desaprovecha por completo el talento de un buen elenco. Una lástima.
May 10, 2009
What’s wrong with Steve Carrell? His is one of the quickest falls from comedy to crap since Chevy Chase.
Apr 23, 2009
A creature made of gingerbread and hugs.
Mar 17, 2009
I prefer a little more dysfunction in my dysfunctional family comedies.
Aug 18, 2008
Carell and Binoche are great fun to watch, doing just what the movie requires (not much, as scripted by Pierce Gardner and director Peter Hedges) and then some.
Aug 7, 2008
Carell seems to be at his best when he is put in awkward situations and is forced to make a fool out of himself, and there are plenty of those moments in Dan in Real Life.
Jul 23, 2008
Alas, [Hedges'] forays behind the camera with Pieces of April and now Dan in Real Life indicate he's got Sundance intentions but a Hallmark Channel soul.
May 1, 2008
Writer/ director Peter Hedges likes to touch on deeper emotional truths, but he doesn't have the courage to really probe his characters' struggles in a meaningful way.
Mar 26, 2008
Because it touches on the universal themes of loss and love so honestly, it is a film that feels authentic even in its many contrivances.
Mar 26, 2008
...ultimately succumbs to an egregious emphasis on inauthentic elements...
Mar 19, 2008
didn't really get it
Mar 11, 2008
I wound up enjoying most of what I saw, despite its familiarity and predictability. The film's got a good heart.
Mar 7, 2008
Okay for forgiving romance fans, and a maybe-see for the rest of us.
Mar 4, 2008
It attempts to take a Three's A Company situation and mix it together with a widower trying to raise three children. This is not cool.
Mar 4, 2008
Dan in Real Life is a film willing to admit that love is messy and that family, no matter how strained, is still the most perfect cauldron within which to ferment all those things that make life worth living...
Feb 28, 2008
It's hilarious and painful as only real situations can be, and Hedges directs his excellent cast, with sensitivity and wry humour.
Feb 8, 2008
It's hard for a film like this not to come off as too sweet, but this grown up comedy manages in making it a real gem.
Jan 22, 2008
Writer-director Peter Hedges ('Pieces of April') maintains a perfect balance between the comedy and the romance.
Jan 15, 2008
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