Dan in Real Life

Pros: Carell, Mahoney, sweet story

Cons: Cara's overdramaticness, some innuendo

The Bottom Line: A sweet film about family ties that sometimes choke...

Review: 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: A really fun and surprisingly educational movie.

Cons: "Love is messy."

The Bottom Line: A fun movie for anyone who wants to think about the meaning of a relationship. Be sure to stay for the final scene set next to the credits.

Review: Steve Carell ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin") is back as Dan a widower of four years, and while this isn't actually a sequel to his "Virgin" movie, he does exemplify the French saying, plus ça change, plus c'est la ...

Pros: Funny, good actors.

Cons: A litte adult humor

The Bottom Line: This is a nice romantic comedy and a especially funny for parents of teenge girls. I would recommend this movie to any of my friends and family.

Review: Have you ever had to separate your teenage daughter and her boyfriend? Was she a little too young, or was the boy a little too scary? My husband and I watched Dan in Real Life in a theater filled with young college students we laughed out loud while the ...

Pros: Great Movie

Cons: None

Review: Great movie about the life of a single father of three girls. Craziness breaks out at the annual family reunion. ...

Pros: Well written, believable relationships, nicely paced

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Romantic comedies aren't my first choice, but even I enjoyed this movie.

Review: 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.

The Bottom Line: Very entertaining movie about love, loss, family and new love.

Review: 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

The Bottom Line: This was a fun film ripe with romance and hilarious moments.

Review: 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: Steve Carell; original score; real life issues

Cons: My husband called it "average and insipid"

The Bottom Line: A solid movie showing Steve Carell is more than just a Michael Scott-type actor.

Review: 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 Carrell, strong script, funny, a family that feels like real family...

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: A romantic comedy that isn't too mushy...but still sweet.

Review: "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.

The Bottom Line: A nice story delivered by a really good cast. Rent it.

Review: 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 ...