FilmJabber Movie Reviews

Login | Join | Help

Search

Dan in Real Life (2007)

Movie trailers Buy DVD at Amazon Click here to buy posters!
Release Date: October 26, 2007
On DVD: March 11, 2008
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Running Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some innuendo.
Director: Peter Hedges
Writer: Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Norbert Leo Butz, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent in this heartfelt comedy from director Peter Hedges ("Pieces Of April"). Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B- Dan in Real Life comes to DVD soon, and I managed to get a copy to write a review. This is one of those films that I had planned to see in theaters, but just never got around to seeing it. Having watched it, I can now confirm that my subconscious hesitations were accurate, that the reason I never quite willed myself to the theaters the way I do for so many other films is that the movie simply lacks spark.

Read the full movie review

Movie Photos

User Comments & Reviews

No one has commented on this movie yet! Be the first!