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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936732658
Feature: 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 complica
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
MPN: 786936732658
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Running Time: 98 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Features:- 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 complica
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DAN IN REAL LIFE (DVD/WS 1.85/DD 5.1/FR-SP-BOTH)
Amazon.com:
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
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Excellent story and cast, the movie that you can watch more then once. With each new watching I am discovering the nuances that I have previously missed.
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I love this movie. Parts are a bit corny and fake seeming, but I still love it.
Rating:  -
"Dan in Real Life" had all the ingredients necessary for a smart, romantic comedy. Unfortunately, the ingredients were mixed together wrong and the result was a movie that was painful to watch after about the first twenty minutes. Carell's character, Dan Burns is a newspaper columnist and widower with three daughters.
Dan and the girls head off for a weekend with the relatives at his parents cabin in Rhode Island. When Dan goes into town for an errand, he winds up in the local bookstore and espies the beautiful Marie (Juliette Binoche) enter store. Dan pretends to work at the store as he helps Marie find a book. One thing leads to another and the two strike up a conversation (for what can't be more than a couple of hours). Dan falls hard for Marie (in just a couple of hours) but is disappointed when she needs to leave to go meet her boyfriend and things get crazy when it turns out that Marie is dating Mitch, Dan's brother played by Dane Cook. From this point on the movie starts sinking faster than a stone. Dan's family begins fawning over Marie with such fake gratuitousness, in shock how different she is from Mitch's other girlfriends. The dinner scene is so overacted and terribly written, I almost turned the movie off. I kept watching and was left to wonder why by the time the movie ended. The plot becomes standard fare -- unbelievable and downright dumb scenes (the shower one in particular) along with the predictable outcome.
I felt cheated because Steve Carell is one of the funnier comedic actors -- I love the "Office" and thought he was great in the "40 Year Old Virgin" -- Juliette Binoche is always wonderful and John Mahoney has always been a favorite since his "Frasier" days. Unfortunately, they weren't able to salvage this contrived and poorly written screenplay.
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I look at this disc at least 3-4 times a year. The casting and story are great and I love the local setting where I grew up. The special features section really gives you a deeper appreciation of how much fun the cast had making this picture, especially how the cast improvised and helped each other get onboard with the relationships in this story. The subtle, unobtrusive,musical contributions of the young composer are highlighted and should be seen before viewing the film to add richness to the experience. I am not a big fan of the Star's current TV Series, but his improvisation and interaction with this great cast is stunning, especially since he had extremely limited time to prepare and execute this role. I love this film.
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When this movie first came out the reviews were so-so and I didn't make the effort to get to the theater to see it. I just put it on my "rent it" list. I couldn't even tell you exactly why I love it so much, but when it later showed up on a movie channel I watched it over and over until I realized I should just buy it. This is a different side of Steve Carell. Still funny, but smart and vulnerable and struggling to do everything he can for his three daughters. Outstanding, if unexpected, casting. All the acting is first rate. Family relationships that feel genuine. I love this movie.
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