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Dan in Real Life [Blu-ray] | ![Dan in Real Life [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ttWy4rIcL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Peter Hedges (ii)
Actors: C.j. Adams, Marlene Lawston, Willa Cuthrell-tuttleman, Ella Miller (iii), Margot Janson
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.99
Buy Used: $10.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 9780
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 98
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 05560900
UPC: 786936746242
EAN: 0786936746242
ASIN: B0011IR3DW
Theatrical Release Date: October 26, 2007
Release Date: March 11, 2008
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Steve Carell's best film performance to date can be found in the fitfully engaging Dan In Real Life, where his long-suffering persona suits a character who lets his long-dormant hopes rise for a moment, only to be shot down again. Carell plays Dan Burns, a newspaper columnist who writes about family issues and relationships. As a widower with three growing girls to raise, however, the difference between Dan's printed wisdom and his struggles with fatherhood and loneliness is often vast. He's put to a severe test when he packs up the kids for a cabin holiday with his parents and siblings, then falls for the exotic, if elusive, Marie (Juliette Binoche) during a solo excursion to a bookstore. Stirred by a woman for the first time since his late wife, Dan is shocked to find that Marie is actually dating his brother Mitch (Dane Cook), and that she'll be spending the vacation with him in the midst of his family. From that point, the script, co-written by director Peter Hedges (Pieces of April), pretty much becomes a parade of difficult circumstances under which both Dan and Marie have to keep their attraction to one another secret. Certain scenes work better than others, but there is an overall monotony to the movie that isn't helped by a lack of onscreen chemistry between Binoche and Carell. Both actors are fine on their own terms, but whatever is supposed to be clicking between Marie and Dan isn't compelling enough to make one truly care that they get together somehow. Still, this is a film with plenty of moments to like, especially when Carell gets to broaden his previous range of emotions in a movie. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Steve Carell (THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN TV's THE OFFICE) Hollywood's leading funnyman stars in the hilarious comedy that's bursting with charm -- a movie you'll watch again and again. Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) is an expert on relationships but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend. Carell is joined by a brilliant all-star supporting cast including Juliette Binoche Dane Cook John Mahoney and Dianne Wiest for a heartfelt fun-filled comedy that's "laugh-out-loud funny" -- Steve Oldfield FOX.System Requirements:Running Time: 98 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: COMEDY/FAMILY GATHERINGS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 786936746242 Manufacturer No: 05560900
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 No chemistry . . August 30, 2008
I think this movie would have been SO much better had they recast Juliette Binoche with somebody else (anybody else actually!) like Monica Potter for instance. I never bought Ms. Binoche on any level in this film and the entire family's total gushing over her was so unbelievable. Steve Carell's so-called chemistry with her was painful to watch. But the setting was beautiful!
Unexpectedly good August 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was pleasantly surprised by "Dan in Real Life," a bittersweet romantic comedy that features Steve Carell in a role that's very much out of his element. Carell plays Dan Burns, a widowed newspaper columnist raising three daughters. It's been four years since Dan's wife passed away, and he never thought he'd find love again. When Dan ducks out of a family reunion in Rhode Island and ends up in a local bookstore, he meets a charming woman named Marie (Juliette Binoche). Dan is amazed and excited by the fact that he's finally interested in a woman, until he discovers that Marie recently started dating his brother, Mitch (Dane Cook). The family vacation becomes incredibly strained when Marie shows up to join the party, and she and Dan fight to try to keep their budding attraction to each other a secret.
Overall, this is a cute little movie. It's a story about finding love, but it also deals with the strained relationships between parents and their children, and stresses the intense bonds of family in general. I've never been a big fan of Carell's, but this film demonstrated his versatility as an actor and is definitely the best thing I've seen him in so far. If you're in the mood for a cute, feel-good little movie, this is a great one for you.
 ABOVE AVERAGE STEVE CARELL GIVES A WINNING PERFORMANCE! 3 1/2 STARS August 28, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
'Dan In Real Life' is an above average romantic comedy. Steve Carell is perfectly cast as a lovable father of three growing daughters, who loses his wife and just can't seem to "get back into the dating world". By chance he meets someone special, but there's a problem, which I do not want to give away. It's much better to see it for yourself. I did enjoy this film as it deals with some interesting family issue, but I thought Dane Cook was a little out of his league, his performance isn't bad, but I just can't see him as anything, but a comedian. I watched this on a HD channel, so I do not know anything about the DVD features or quality.
 Watching a Novel August 26, 2008
This is one of the movies that I had to be dragged to in order to see. I normally don't like Steve Carrell's comedy and I thought the premise sounded stupid and predictable. Within ten minutes, I was completely captivated. I have watched this film three times now and each time, I feel like I am somehow watching a novel. As a writer, I responded on such a guttural level. Although there are a couple scenes that seem a touch over the top, the movie does an excellent job of capturing the humanity and fullness of life of each of its characters in a way that is normally only possible in literature, given the time restraint of film. Dan in Real Life allows you to experience the sadness, pain, and insanity of life in a way that lets you see the beauty of it all and leaves with an overwhelming sense of contentment and hope.
You Gotta Love Dan! August 19, 2008
Dan in Real Life is one of the rare movies that will be a keeper for me. In fact, I have seen it 5 times and I'm sure more will follow. The scenery, cast of characters was fabulous. I found the moving both funny and touching, and have told everyone not to miss this one.
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