Rolling StoneThe plot tickles sitcom, but the film is a winner because Carell and Binoche follow Hedges' lead and keep it real. Sharing t...
Hollywood ReporterWhile not a perfect comedy, Dan is certainly a crowd-pleasing, cleverly engineered and well-executed divertissement that sho...
Village VoiceOne could fill this entire space with the titles of films from which writer-director Peter Hedges nicks his story.
Entertainment WeeklyDan in Real Life is a comedy of faith that, in its wised-up feel-good way, restores yours.
ReelViewsBeneath its aw-shucks, wants-to-be-liked exterior, this is a bankrupt motion picture. It's cloying, artificial, and not the ...
Wall Street JournalNo sooner than you're stirred by something surprising or genuinely sweet, you're shaken by another piece of shtick.
Washington PostThe kind of sentimental, patently false romantic pandering whose idea of resolving a scene is for everyone to engage in some...
E! OnlineCarell and Binoche do make a sweet couple, but this rom-com fare -- albeit tasty at times -- isn't as substantial as it shou...
Salon ArtsThere's nothing groundbreaking about Dan in Real Life -- it's a picture that could have been made 10 or 20 years ago -- and ...
Los Angeles TimesIf what you want is a star-driven sophisticated romantic comedy that is successfully aimed at actual adults, the wait can se...
The Boston GlobeDan in Real Life lacks the nerve of genuine storytelling. It's for moviegoers who would have preferred Little Miss Sunshine ...
The New York TimesDan in Real Life is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observa...
The Philadelphia InquirerAlmost reflexively, the filmmakers skirt Dan's messier conflicts. But it is the moments when they don't dance around the awk...
New York PostOne character says she's looking for something 'not necessarily hahaha laugh-out-loud funny, something human funny,' and tha...
EmpireA small but sweetly formed comedy of romantic misfortune that can't quite keep Hollywood at bay.
The GuardianIt's amiable enough, but the ickiness levels are too high and Juliette Binoche always looks uncomfortable in this shallow-en...
Total FilmTouching, tender and laugh-out-loud funny, this little rom-com will melt your heart then rebuild it afresh. It's so warm and...
San Francisco ChronicleDan in Real Life fires on so many circuits that at times it's actually shocking how good it is. It tells a funny and emotion...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Peter Hedges
Writer: Pierce Gardner
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Release: October 17, 2007
Writer: Pierce Gardner
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Release: October 17, 2007
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