Dan in Real Life

Pros: Steve Carell
Cons: Plot, performances, characters, I hate these people

I’m not really the world’s biggest fan of the romantic comedy. But……I love Steve Carell. I even love him enough to see a movie marketed as a rom/com just because he plays the lead role. And honestly, I got exactly what I deserved - a movie that didn’t ...

Pros: Carell. Entertaining movie.
Cons: Moves slower. Won't be funny enough for some viewers.

I think I first noticed Steve Carell in The 40 Year Old Virgin< a> even though I had seen Bruce Almighty< a> before that. Since then, I've seen Carell in a few other movies like ...

Pros: story sets up an interesting pretense, intriguing characters in the beginning
Cons: not enough emotion for me, didn't payoff for the audience

Steve Carell stars as Dan Burns in a new comedic drama called Dan in Real Life. Let's get the title out of the way with a quick explanation of what it means, because it frustrated me a little too. Dan in Real Life is the name of his ...

Pros: Steve Carell and the other performances
Cons: Lack of development and focus leaves things messy.

I have had a mess of mixed reactions to Steve Carell's new film, Dan in Real Life. There were parts that were funny and touching. There were parts that were predictable and shallow. And there were parts that were downright embarrassing. All in an ...

Pros: Carell, Mahoney, sweet story
Cons: Cara's overdramaticness, some innuendo

When I visit York, where my grandparents and three of my mom's siblings live, I often get the chance to watch a DVD or two with my uncle Jeff. On my latest trip, the movie was Dan in Real Life, which I'd been wanting to see for a while, largely ...

Pros: Well written, believable relationships, nicely paced
Cons: none

Dan in Real Life Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a widower and an advice columnist, having troubles of his own raising three daughters and living like a monk. After arriving at an annual family reunion at his parents home in Rhode Island, he gives his ...

Pros: Some funny scenes, a couple of great one-liners, effective emotional connection
Cons: This film tends to get overrated as brilliant.

I like when I hear good things about a movie, and then the movie lives up to the hype and expectations. This is a fine example of that situation. Yet, sometimes people tend to overstate the greatness of movies and so on some level you're disappointed ...

Pros: A lot of laughs, good ending
Cons: Not a thing

My wife brought this film home one night and convinced me to watch it with her. I didn't expect much, especially because it was a romantic comedy. I was wrong. I had a fun time and enjoyed couple of hard belly laughs to go with it. Plot Dan ...

Pros: A movie that had potential.
Cons: Banal comedy mixed with substandard storyline.

Let's be honest. Thanks to the remarkable success The Office has had here in the United States, Steve Carell has launched his career down a path of great success and immediate name recognition. While his character on The Office as Michael Scott ...

Pros: Steve Carell; original score; real life issues
Cons: My husband called it "average and insipid"

Dan Burns writes a column for the local newspaper in which he answers parenting and marital questions. He's a widower with three daughters, seventeen-year-old Jane, fourteen-year-old Cara and nine-year-old Lilly. Dan in Real Life takes ...

Pros: Steve Carell
Cons: Predictable

Quick Facts: Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13 (for some innuendo) Run Time: 98 minutes Bonus Features: Yes Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest ...

Pros: Steve Carrell, strong script, funny, a family that feels like real family...
Cons: None.

"You don't just marry the person--you marry their family." Ten years ago when I was shopping around for a wife, that became more true than I knew. Our families shapes us, makes us what we are--and even though we start new families with our spouses and ...

Pros: Warm story, good chemistry among the characters.
Cons: A little slow at times.

It's not very often that I am completely surprised by a movie. Even further, it's even less often that I am surprised by an actor that I don't like - especially when that actor's humor is not the same as mine. I rented Dan In Real Life for my ...

Pros: Carell and surpisingly Cook
Cons: Not very realistic, bad character writing, not a lot of laughs

“Dan in Real Life” is simply a film that doesn’t live up to what its title and slogan promises. As far as the movie feeling like real life goes, this is far from it, despite a few honest and sincere moments. The slogan for the film is “plan to be ...

Pros: Good story, well-written characters
Cons: Nothing major

Whenever an actor establishes themselves as a successful comedian, it is inevitable that they will turn to some kind of dramatic role to prove that they can really act. Look at the careers of Tom Hanks and Jim Carrey. Hanks smoothly made that transition ...