DAN IN REAL LIFE
Single dad Dan (Steve Carell) and his three daughters join the rest of his extended family for time away on Rode Island. While in the local town he meets a woman and forms a connection – only to later find out it’s the girlfriend of his brother, also on her way to join in on the family vacation.
Steve Carell’s performance in movies such as Little Miss Sunshine demonstrated that he is a well skilled actor, capable of far more than his extensive work as a comic. In Dan In Real Life he again goes for a drama role as single dad of three, but somehow he just doesn’t quite hit the mark.
Perhaps it is a case of ‘Never work with children or animals’ as the three daughters deliver touching performances, leaving Dan looking like a miserable fool, struggling to gain sympathy from the audience.
Dan In Real Life is a nice story, with some entertaining quirks, but over all struggles to build the connection between the lead roles – both with each other, and with the audience.
