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Dan in Real Life Reviews

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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Romance

Release Date :

October 26, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Peter Hedges

Starring :

Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Norbert Leo Butz, John Mahoney, Dianne Wiest, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 5

“..seems to be physically trying not to be too funny or too moving..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3 of 4

“..Overall, "Dan in Real Life" is a pretty warm, genuine comedy that succeeds, at least in part, because of some gutsy casting choices..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
“..neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
2 of 4

“..It's cloying, artificial, and not the least bit romantic..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3.5 of 4

“..blissfully funny and touching..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4

“..a wry, smart and perceptive dramedy about family and life's other surprises..”
by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Geoff Pevere [Toronto Star]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]

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