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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 24 Oct 2007

Director Peter Hedges overloads his film with characters and then gives them nothing interesting to do…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 24 Oct 2007

The movie has its charms, especially the performances, but they're not the charms of family togetherness and finding love after loss that the…

Review of Dan in Real Life (2007)

By Michael A. Smith (689) for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (315) on 24 Oct 2007

Carell continues his march as this generation's Tom Hanks, equally comfortable and at home in comedy or drama…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 24 Oct 2007

Thankfully, Hedges keeps his focus and doesn't allow the film to just become a series of sketches and syrupy confessionals…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 24 Oct 2007

Even Derek Jeter strikes out once in a while, so Steve Carell was bound to have a stinker eventually, and Dan In Real Life is it…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 24 Oct 2007

The cozy, lived-in atmosphere created by the ensemble and the unlikely chemistry of Carell and Binoche are so genuine that you wish the rest…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 24 Oct 2007

Carell brings depth and sweetness to the role, showing us Dan's longing before Dan can acknowledge it himself…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 24 Oct 2007

There's nothing groundbreaking about Dan in Real Life -- it's a picture that could have been made 10 or 20 years ago -- and yet its easygoing,…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for OhmyNews.com (129) on 24 Oct 2007

Dan is a delightful motion picture, especially when it combats the fatigue of formula, trying to smuggle in astute characterizations between…

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By Matt Stevens (135) for E! Online (838) on 24 Oct 2007

Carell and Binoche do make a sweet couple, but this rom-com fare -- albeit tasty at times -- isn't as substantial as it should be…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 24 Oct 2007

Cook has as much depth as a coaster, so it's impossible under any circumstances to imagine Binoche falling in love with him…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Oct 2007

Novelist-turned-writer/director Peter Hedges follows up his Pieces Of April debut with a comedy that's at once overstuffed and surprisingly subtle…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 24 Oct 2007

For all its by-the-numbers plotting, Dan in Real Life is winningly good-natured and funny…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Oct 2007

The setup of this comedy by director-cowriter Peter Hedges (Pieces of April) and some subsequent twists may be contrived, and the laughs aren't…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 24 Oct 2007

Dan in Real Life is a pretty warm, genuine comedy that succeeds, at least in part, because of some gutsy casting choices…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 24 Oct 2007

Bad movies invariably stem from bad ideas, and the worst of the several rancid ideas packed inside of Dan in Real Life is that Steve Carell…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 24 Oct 2007

Filmgoers haven't seen a family this neurotically enmeshed since the last Diane Keaton movie…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 24 Oct 2007

Comfortable and enjoyable in an unpushy sort of way…

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By Gene Seymour (406) for Newsday (2,345) on 24 Oct 2007

Dan in Real Life navigates its machinations with such laid-back assurance that it earns your attention, your respect and, ultimately, your heart…

Review of Dan in Real Life (2007)

By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 24 Oct 2007

It's like the cream-and-sugar decaf version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin--sweet enough, but nothing that will keep you from dozing off…

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