It's hilarious and painful as only real situations can be, and Hedges directs his excellent cast, with sensitivity and wry humour.
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02/08/08
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Dan in Real Life (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 157
Fresh: 103
Rotten:54
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Consensus: The fine performances elevate Dan in Real Life beyond its sentimental plot.
Theatrical Release: Oct 26, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $47,559,919
Synopsis: Just as LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE did in 2006, DAN IN REAL LIFE reveals that Steve Carell is an actor who can do more than just comedy. He's won both accolades and awards as bumbling boss Michael Scott on THE OFFICE, but there's a greater depth to... [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, John Mahoney
Director: Peter Hedges
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Reviews for Dan in Real Life
Top Critic I prefer a little more dysfunction in my dysfunctional family comedies.
08/18/08
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.
07/23/08
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.
05/01/08
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.
03/26/08
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.
03/26/08
...ultimately succumbs to an egregious emphasis on inauthentic elements...
03/19/08
I wound up enjoying most of what I saw, despite its familiarity and predictability. The film's got a good heart.
03/07/08
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.
03/04/08
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...
02/28/08
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.
01/22/08
Writer-director Peter Hedges ('Pieces of April') maintains a perfect balance between the comedy and the romance.
01/15/08
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01/14/08
It's amiable enough, but the ickiness levels are too high and Juliette Binoche always looks uncomfortable in this shallow-end material.
01/11/08
Top Critic About as riotous as gassing yourself during a wet weekend in Worksop.
01/11/08
An off-centre rom-com with unlikely stars, this indie drama is neither too funny nor too romantic in its balance of laughs and tenderness. The perfect date movie for middle-aged romantics (and we mean that as a compliment).
01/11/08
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