Dan in Real Life
by Peter Hedges
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Actor: Bernie McInerney, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Juliette Binoche, Steve CarellDirector: Peter Hedges
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Composer: Sondre Lerche
Cinematographer: Lawrence Sher
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
DVD Reviews of Dan in Real Life
DVD Review: Pure Pleasure!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, Steve Carrell. Next, Juliette Binoche. Then, Emily Blunt. Finally, Dane Cook. Can you say "chemistry?" I LOVED this film. I rarely buy DVD's cause I rarely watch movies twice, but this one I'm buyin'! Kisses to the whole cast, the director, and especially those four charismatic, totally adorable actors. I was sitting around with nothing to do, feeling lousy, decided to give this one "a chance." Changed my attitude, my whole day for the better. The laughter sneaks up on (from within) you. DVD Review: NOT WHAT YOU'D EXSPECT
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an unlikely movie for this star, and other than a few foolish moments it is very good with a lot to say. DVD Review: Loved it! Very sweet and "real life"-mission accomplished
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is for the Blu-Ray. PQ 4/5, AQ 4/5 (no real "booming scenes to really judge), and movie 5/5. It was viewed on a 42" Panasonic Plasma and BD35 Player.
The film makers succeeded in creating a REAL movie. The family, though a bit "Disney", was a refreshing break from some of the "baggage ridden" portrayals seen in recent films, that were to create them in this way. This family has great on-screen chemistry, and I particularly love the way the mom and dad still care for their older sons. Trying not to let cynicism infiltrate my review, I simply accepted the fact that a family such as this exists, and it made the film all the more sweet.
The film creates a seemingly impossible situation, but a very lovable fairytale of love found after much struggle. Dan is invincible to many as he is is disconnected from himself, as well as from the real possibility of love. The otherwise "funny man" Steve Carrell does a great job portraying this character, and it did make me see him in a different light-most likely because I am not a watcher of "The Office"I rented this with my girlfriend of 10 years, and we had a great time experiencing his journey to Marie's character. If you don't like romantic flicks, stay away. If you can lend yourself for 2 hours to this on-screen family, his struggles as a single dad (widower), and believe in the possibility of surprise and love, give this lone a shot. It has an honesty that is rarely captured on screen, in a very "real" feel.
DVD Review: Love this movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely love this movie! Steve Carell does a wonderful job of acting as a lonely father, son, & widower. You will believe that his family is a real-life family & you'll feel right at home.DVD Review: Dan In Real Life - Blu Ray
Summary: 5 Stars
Loved the movie, of course, liked the price from Amazon as well and it came when they said it would. Thanks! Have been a long time customer and will continue to be.
Description of Dan in Real Life
n/aSteve 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
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