![]() Steve sees his daughter through the window of a coffee shop, about to kiss a boy, and he bangs on the glass louder and louder until she sees him and stops. It's sweet and funny, and Steve looks really handsome - if I were Juliette, there would be no contest! The big scene everyone remembers is quite hilarious. I would totally recommend this if you're looking for a movie that will please everyone in the family. Though the love triangle isn't very suspenseful, it's still compelling. Since the brother is played by Dane Cook, it's a safe assumption that Steve is going to remain the likable one we can root for (no offense, buddy). He meets Juliette Binoche in a bookstore and feels a connection, but just as he's telling his parents about her, his brother walks in with Juliette and introduces her as his girlfriend! What a bummer. Steve also has a boisterous family who expresses love in various ways, from smothering to teasing. As a widower and father to three girls, you immediately start the movie on his side and hoping he can find a little happiness. Quirky family comedies, but with scenes that will make the sentimental cry, they show off the promise of Carell's serious dramatic talents. In Steve Carell's case, rather than jump right into Seeking a Friend for the End of the World or Hope Springs, he did a couple of great transition movies: Little Miss Sunshine and Dan in Real Life. The best bet, I feel, is for comedians to make a "transition" movie so you can still laugh but also be impressed by some unexpected tears. But it's pretty universal that every funny man tries to make a few dramas. Some comedians just can't get out from under their first impression, and audiences refuse to take them seriously. It's a movie I really like coming back to, so I think it deserves a 10. ![]() I rate this movie 9 out of 10, VERY close to a 10 :) (: Edit: I bumped it up to 10 after rewatching several times. The emotions between them where very realistic and sweet. ![]() I think that especially the connection between Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche was just fantastic. And I think that that the movie had a nice message to send out to everyone, and it did it in a very good and well done way. In my opinion was the movie excellent :D:) And I loved the last scene, where he finish it with the best quote, and a really helpful one, which I would try thinking of from time to time in my life, a very good advice. The plot was straight out, and there was no time you where like oh my god what is happening now. The movie was not made to be all fun, it had a good script, a nice well written story, where you at no time where confused about anything. The movie also had some great Hilarious moments. The acting was great, Steve Carrol gives the character so much, the awkwardness that he brings to the person in some of the scenes are just great, you feel like it was happening to you, and it probably could, and we are all familiar with the situations which are seen in this movie. I can't recollect that I've seen a movie where I felt that what I saw was real like I did with this movie. The movie was in my eyes very realistic, and I think that is a big plus. This is my review of Dan in real life which i've just seen. I hope that Steve Carell pushes himself and does something as interesting again. It's not massively original (but if you only saw movies with original ideas, cinematic pickings would be very scarce indeed, wouldn't they?), but "Dan In Real Life" is entertaining, and a good cast (who wouldn't fall in love at first sight with the luminous Juliette Binoche?) make the most of an insightful enough script that contains many a ponder on the meaning and passion of love. ![]() "Dan In Real Life" starts off like your typical, incidentally amusing, family drama, but it gets funnier and funnier as it goes along and Carell's frustration with his situation grows. If you cannot accept it, fear not, "Get Smart" will be along later in the year, but for the record I thought he was very good. What's a man to do? I rather liked "Dan In Real Life", but I would imagine the success or otherwise of this flick is going to be down to whether you are willing to accept Steve Carell playing a part relatively straight and restrained, rather than going through the broad comedy moves that have made him so successful. At a large family homecoming Dan meets his perfect woman, only to find out that she is in a relationship with his brother. Steve Carell plays Dan Burns, newspaper agony uncle and dedicated single father to three girls.
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