DAN IN REAL LIFE
Dan Burns (Steve Carell, The Office) is a widower who writes an advice column for parents. But he is unsure about parenting his own three daughters, including teenager Cara (Brittany Robertson), who has fallen in love.
In late autumn, Dan and his family head from their home in Delaware to Rhode Island to help Dan’s parents (John Mahoney and Dianne Wiest) close up their beach house for the winter. When he goes to town, Dan encounters a lovely woman named Marie (Juliette Binoche, The English Patient), who gives him her phone number.
Back at the beach house, Dan is surprised when Marie shows up as the date of his brother, Mitch (Dane Cook, Good Luck Chuck). The arrival of Cara’s boyfriend adds more confusion.
This film centers on the question of whether it is possible to fall in love in three days. Steve Carell is appealing as the somewhat befuddled dad, and the intergenerational family is noisy and good-natured.
This is a sweet tale directed (and co-written) by Peter Hedges, who also wrote and directed the touching Thanksgiving film Pieces of April. His other writing credits include the Oscar nominated About a Boy and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Dan may be less impressive than those films, but it’s entertaining fare for parents and adolescents. Some problem language and mild innuendo.
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