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Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Britt Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Norbert Leo Butz, Amy Ryan (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Dan Burns, verwitwet, drei Töchter, arbeitet als Ratgeber-Kolumnist. Während eines Familientreffens lernt er im örtlichen Buchladen seine Traumfrau Marie kennen. Dan fällt aus allen Wolken, als sein Bruder Marie als seine Freundin vorstellt. Zunächst bemühen sich beide, sich nichts anmerken zu lassen, was zu peinlichen Situationen führt - bis sie sich nicht mehr gegen ihre Gefühle wehren können... (Concorde Home Entertainment)
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Ein ausgezeichneter Film, der die Zuschauer*innen nicht nur zum Lachen bringt, sondern auch ihre Seele streichelt. Der romantische Plot wird von dem intelligenten Drehbuch nicht zur emotionalen Erpressung missbraucht, was definitiv einer der größten Pluspunkte von Dan - Mitten im Leben! ist. Der ausgezeichnete Steve Carell, die bezaubernde Juliette Binoche, drei Töchter, von denen keine unsympathisch oder nervig ist… Ich war wirklich überrascht, was alles bei einem gewöhnlichen Familientreffen passieren kann.
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An unexpectedly excellent comedy with a great cast (Dane Cook, Juliette Binoche). For perhaps the first time I didn't mind Steve Carell either. The brisk pace added to the lightness of the film. I have to admit that I had a really good time. The family atmosphere literally absorbed me. Except for a few minor clichés, it was a relaxing film. 4 stars.
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Too bad Peter Hedges isn't as good a director as he is a writer. The likeable story is well acted, realistic, and funny, but fizzles out rather to nothing towards the end. As a screenwriter, though, Hedges has a lot to offer. It just needs to be made by someone more experienced next time.
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My partner was surprised after the final credits at how I could be so cynical and give only two stars to a movie full of beautiful, likable, and positive people who love each other. Well, I can. Juliette Binoche is indeed an actress, about whom I wrote some time ago, that she could instantly be a candidate for Miss Sympathy Universe, and Steve Carell belongs among the most versatile American comedians with a wide range of acting and a cultivated manner of speech. However, Dan in Real Life is a typical representative of a sterile and undemanding spectacle - a mixture of romance and an appropriate dose of family values. It is simply too shallow, generic, and not of this world. Overall impression: 40%.
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I have the same problem with this film as with Love Actually. Both films tug at your heartstrings, both are full of annoying clichés, but for reasons unknown to me, they make me suppress my innate cynicism. If only the kids in the film hadn’t been so annoying all the time (especially the heart-to-heart with the father just before the end was enough to make me puke), I might have even thrown in a fifth star. Mainly because it’s the first time I've realized Steve Carell can do better than just comedy (sometimes of questionable quality).
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