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 I just love this movie Mar 03, 2010
Excellent story and cast, the movie that you can watch more then once. With each new watching I am discovering the nuances that I have previously missed.
Movie review Feb 06, 2010
I love this movie. Parts are a bit corny and fake seeming, but I still love it.
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 Expected More, Got a Whole Lot Less Jan 24, 2010
"Dan in Real Life" had all the ingredients necessary for a smart, romantic comedy. Unfortunately, the ingredients were mixed together wrong and the result was a movie that was painful to watch after about the first twenty minutes. Carell's character, Dan Burns is a newspaper columnist and widower with three daughters.
Dan and the girls head off for a weekend with the relatives at his parents cabin in Rhode Island. When Dan goes into town for an errand, he winds up in the local bookstore and espies the beautiful Marie (Juliette Binoche) enter store. Dan pretends to work at the store as he helps Marie find a book. One thing leads to another and the two strike up a conversation (for what can't be more than a couple of hours). Dan falls hard for Marie (in just a couple of hours) but is disappointed when she needs to leave to go meet her boyfriend and things get crazy when it turns out that Marie is dating Mitch, Dan's brother played by Dane Cook. From this point on the movie starts sinking faster than a stone. Dan's family begins fawning over Marie with such fake gratuitousness, in shock how different she is from Mitch's other girlfriends. The dinner scene is so overacted and terribly written, I almost turned the movie off. I kept watching and was left to wonder why by the time the movie ended. The plot becomes standard fare -- unbelievable and downright dumb scenes (the shower one in particular) along with the predictable outcome.
I felt cheated because Steve Carell is one of the funnier comedic actors -- I love the "Office" and thought he was great in the "40 Year Old Virgin" -- Juliette Binoche is always wonderful and John Mahoney has always been a favorite since his "Frasier" days. Unfortunately, they weren't able to salvage this contrived and poorly written screenplay.
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Love this film Jan 10, 2010
I look at this disc at least 3-4 times a year. The casting and story are great and I love the local setting where I grew up. The special features section really gives you a deeper appreciation of how much fun the cast had making this picture, especially how the cast improvised and helped each other get onboard with the relationships in this story. The subtle, unobtrusive,musical contributions of the young composer are highlighted and should be seen before viewing the film to add richness to the experience. I am not a big fan of the Star's current TV Series, but his improvisation and interaction with this great cast is stunning, especially since he had extremely limited time to prepare and execute this role. I love this film.
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I laughed, I cried, I bought it. Nov 30, 2009
When this movie first came out the reviews were so-so and I didn't make the effort to get to the theater to see it. I just put it on my "rent it" list. I couldn't even tell you exactly why I love it so much, but when it later showed up on a movie channel I watched it over and over until I realized I should just buy it. This is a different side of Steve Carell. Still funny, but smart and vulnerable and struggling to do everything he can for his three daughters. Outstanding, if unexpected, casting. All the acting is first rate. Family relationships that feel genuine. I love this movie.
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