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forward0817

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The movie deserves more credit, i think, than what it is given..it is charming, and funny, and deserves no rap about the characters, it flows well and the Steve and Dane both play the best roles in any movie they have done by far.i didn't find...
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The movie deserves more credit, i think, than what it is given..it is charming, and funny, and deserves no rap about the characters, it flows well and the Steve and Dane both play the best roles in any movie they have done by far.i didn't find Little Miss Sunshine funny at all...call me a twit, but it didnt have flow, and was full of dry humor. its nice to see a movie, like Dan in Real Life, that busts a gut, but doesn't have parts that give u a raunchy feeling, or make u feel like ur watching something more inappropriate than it really has to be, like....dare i say....Knocked Up???

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Posted apr 8, 2009 5:51 am pt

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I thought the movie was good. I like movies that emphasize the importance of family and I thought this was more about that than a romance.

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Posted may 26, 2008 10:22 pm pt

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I went and saw "Dan in Real Life", Steve Carell's dramatic indie follow up to "Little Miss Sunshine". This move doesn't have anywhere near the same kind of charm that Sunshine had, and being a non-comedy, Steve Carell as an...
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I went and saw "Dan in Real Life", Steve Carell's dramatic indie follow up to "Little Miss Sunshine". This move doesn't have anywhere near the same kind of charm that Sunshine had, and being a non-comedy, Steve Carell as an actor doesn't seem to have many options as to where he can go dramatically.

The subject matter tries to touch upon deep emotional issues as Carrell plays a widower with three daughters who falls in love with his brother's girlfriend, but I felt like it really ended up missing the mark.

By the end when it came down to it, I just didn't care if he got the girl or not. Two stars.

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Posted may 21, 2008 11:21 am pt

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A pretty good movie that had a great script but really suffered from the lack of chemistry between the two main actors Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche. I really liked how the story flowed around the family gathering and Dan's troubles with...
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A pretty good movie that had a great script but really suffered from the lack of chemistry between the two main actors Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche. I really liked how the story flowed around the family gathering and Dan's troubles with raising his daughters by himself. I really didn't like that he just happened to fall in love with the girl his brother just happened to be dating.

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Posted apr 10, 2008 10:42 am pt

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A nice family movie that explores grace and forgiveness. Steve Carell has this nack to draw you into his struggles with family, kids, and love. The only critic is trying to get past the loving Brady family atmosphere.

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Posted apr 5, 2008 4:49 pm pt

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This was a good movie kept you watching through the whole thing and i knew it would(because it was a focus feature) and Steve Carrel was in it I don't think this movie is something to go crazy about it is a good movie but not a perfect movie or...
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This was a good movie kept you watching through the whole thing and i knew it would(because it was a focus feature) and Steve Carrel was in it I don't think this movie is something to go crazy about it is a good movie but not a perfect movie or anything like that A good rental a sweet movie to watch with a GF or something but not alot of replay value but even with that being said it is truly worth a watch

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Posted mar 30, 2008 2:29 am pt

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Movie was good with a cast that really seemed to act like a family but lacked the whole loving care. Carrell is funny and its nice to see him place a serious role. Dane Cook did a great job in this movie too showing that hes not all jokes. The...
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Movie was good with a cast that really seemed to act like a family but lacked the whole loving care. Carrell is funny and its nice to see him place a serious role. Dane Cook did a great job in this movie too showing that hes not all jokes. The movie was bittersweet but in the end it all worked out.

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Posted mar 26, 2008 8:28 pm pt

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I was surprised on how much I enjoyed this movie. Steve Carrell is so good in this movie. The poor guy goes through so much to get this girl. I wanted the movie to go on longer. When he and Dane Cook sing the song....classic

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Posted jan 24, 2008 6:58 am pt

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Really simple movie and heavily family oriented.
nothing exceptional in the story too, yet i enjoyed the movie for sweet love story, family fun and for steve carell who as usual is brilliant in this movie.Juliette Binoche looks terrific even...
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Really simple movie and heavily family oriented.
nothing exceptional in the story too, yet i enjoyed the movie for sweet love story, family fun and for steve carell who as usual is brilliant in this movie.Juliette Binoche looks terrific even in her 40s. i would recommend this movie and watch with family.

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Posted nov 27, 2007 7:53 am pt

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Better than I was expecting. The movie managed to keep me interested the whole way through. Although there were a few dry spots there were more then enough funny parts for me to recommend "Dan In Real Life".

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Posted nov 21, 2007 7:20 am pt

• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  100
  Dan in Real Life fires on so many circuits that at times it's actually shocking how good it is.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  91
  A nimble and supple and moving comedy.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  88
  Carell shows a whole new side to his talents.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  88
  As a director Hedges is smart enough to allow his actors to share the frame and interact and let the material breathe.

  by Michael Phillips | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
  88
  A smart, sweet, and thoroughly disarming ensemble comedy that isn't afraid to wear its humanism on its sleeve.

  by Glenn Kenny | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  80
  Dan offers the most pleasing kind of unforced charm as it uses a terrific plot device to examine the conflicts between family and romance as well as the joy and pain of being in love.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  80
  Provides Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche with comic roles that fit them like designer threads.

  by Kirk Honeycutt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  80
  Deftly interlaces heart and humor in a witty, warm and well-observed comedy about the unexpected and inconvenient blooming of romance at the weekend gathering of an extended family.

  by Joe Leydon | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  75
  Novelist-turned-writer/director Peter Hedges follows up his "Pieces Of April" debut with a comedy that's at once overstuffed and surprisingly subtle.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  75
  If the film has a flaw, and I'm afraid it does, it's the Sondre Lerche songs on the soundtrack. They are too foregrounded and literal, either commenting on the action or expounding on associated topics. In such a laid-back movie, they're in our face.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  Watching Binoche dithering about an American comedy takes some getting used to, but she's a believable soul mate for the hangdog Carell. The rest of the family, however, has got to go.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  The anti-Ben Stiller comedy: There's humiliation aplenty but no mugging, no abuse to the crotch region, no straining to be outrageous.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
  70
  In a brief review in Time magazine this week, I gave Dan a gentleman's B-. Let me try to remember why. Because the pressure of keeping his ardor secret turns Dan pleasingly cranky.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  70
  There's nothing groundbreaking about Dan in Real Life -- it's a picture that could have been made 10 or 20 years ago -- and yet its easygoing, affable nature is exactly what makes it pleasurable.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  Dan in Real Life is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.

  by A.O. Scott | Read Full Review »