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Dan in Real Life
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Widowed father and family-advice columnist Dan Burns, who is reeling from the heartache of loss, takes refuge by trying to maintain order with his three rebellious young girls, while dodging anything unexpected or outside the box. But when Dan heads to Rhode Island, his miffed daughters in tow, for the annual fall weekend thrown by the large and boisterous Burns family, everything changes. Soon after his arrival, he runs into an alluring woman named Marie in a bookshop. For the first time in a very, very long time, Dan experiences real, live sparks--only to have to douse them liberally when he discovers Marie is, in fact, the brand-new girlfriend that his brother Mitch is about to proudly introduce to the family. As the weekend gets underway in the close quarters of a crowded house filled with quirky, prying relatives, Dan and Marie try to squelch and cover up their growing mutual attraction at every turn, leading to one comical situation after another. Yet, no matter how hard they try to do the very opposite, Dan and Marie can't help but fall in love. Now, Dan is about to realize that no matter how wise safety might seem, when it comes to real life, he's going to have to break all the rules.
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Working out with Juliette Binoche (left), Steve Carell - who plays an advice columnist - finds it hard to ignore her, even though she's his brother's girl, in "Dan in Real Life," a live-action comedy for all ages.
Dan in Real Life **1/2
By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic
Posted 10/25/2007
Dan is an advice guru who does not always practice what he preaches. "Home is not a restaurant, don't cater to your kids by making each their own meal," Dan advises a correspondent. Then he proceeds from computer to kitchen to make each of his three daughters a different lunch. » Read more
MPAA rating:
PG-13
for some innuendo
Cast:
Marlene Lawston; Dane Cook; Brittany Robertson; Dianne Wiest; Juliette Binoche; Emily Blunt; Alison Pill; John Mahoney; Steve Carell; Norbert Leo Butz
Directed by:
Peter Hedges
On the web:
 
Dan in Real Life Official Site
Genre:
Comedy; Romance
Running time:
01:35
Release date:
2007
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