Dan in Real Life

Dan in real life

Genre
Comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Peter Hedges
What’s it like
Funny-sad, but some of the scenes are painful in their “ickiness “. The plot is contrived and predictable.
Why watch it?
You wanna watch a no-brainer that’s sentimental and occasionally funny.
What’s the message?
Oh, universal stuff – themes about loss and love.

What’s it about?
Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a single dad, a widower, and an advice columnist. He’s struggling to keep up with his teenage girls who are becoming independent way to fast. When they all attend the annual family reunion in a remote log cabin he takes the chance one day to get away from the suffocating chaos of siblings, spouses and kids, and ends up in the local bookstore. There he meets a gorgeous woman and falls in love with her. Little does he know that Marie (Juliette Binoche) is the new girlfriend of his brother (Dane Cook). From there on emotional sparks and passive-aggressive behaviour intermingle with slap-stick laughs and some wry humour until yes, you got it, Dan gets his girl.

Watch the trailer at, www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqaWEBSd4g