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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1   "There is no mistaking Hedges' film for anything other than a saccharine corn-fest, but what keeps it from palling entirely is the strength of the ensemble performances, and the smartly understated writing."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel B- "Carell, who is quickly building an impressive big screen resume, shines and brings the rest of the film up a few notches in the process."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark B+ "Dan is a delightful motion picture, especially when it combats the fatigue of formula, trying to smuggle in astute characterizations between moments of traditional Hollywood romantic comedy hoo-ha."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf "The plot depends on Marie playing an excruciating, thankless role. It's not original, but it certainly is depressing."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...ultimately succumbs to an egregious emphasis on inauthentic elements..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "Carell is appealing and the family drama plays out as something real that sort of sneaks up on you in a good way."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Comfortable and enjoyable in an unpushy sort of way."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B "Effortlessly breezy."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "Thankfully, Hedges keeps his focus and doesn't allow the film to just become a series of sketches and syrupy confessionals."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 2.5/4 "It's sadly just a mixed bag of hits and misses..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 2.5/4 "Heartwarming, quirky and quietly affecting...the overall package is peppered with an easy-going dosage of reflective schmaltz...warm, inviting and actively spirited..."   World Voice News   Frank Ochieng C "As resolutely plastic and formulaic as most half-hour network comedy pilots."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A smart and sassy romantic comedy about two people who are surprised by love and forced to navigate its tricky waters in a large extended family setting."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "Beneath its aw-shucks, wants-to-be-liked exterior, this is a bankrupt motion picture. It's cloying, artificial, and not the least bit romantic."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Carell has continued to grow and mature as an actor."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "Sweet family comedy trifle starring Steve Carell as the titular neurotic advice columnist suffering through an impossibly quaint family vacation. Manages to be cute without being cutesy."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 7/10 "I wound up enjoying most of what I saw, despite its familiarity and predictability. The film's got a good heart."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 3.5/5 "entyposiaka prosgeiomeno kai pisteyto (sto megalytero meros toy toylahiston), me mia epistrosi glykopikroy glassoy panta paroysa, na kalyptei tis elleipseis stoys arhetypikoys perifereiakoys haraktires kai tis sporadikes symbatikes eksarseis toy eidoys"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4.5/5 "Romantic but gents, don't let this deter you - it's about a man, his journey, and his burdens, it's a story of a husband and a dad and a brother and a man who used to be someone's lover. Bring a date."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B- "...a thoroughly contrived romantic comedy that is spiked into the end zone by its engaging cast and shambling production design."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/4 "The movie has its charms, especially the performances, but they're not the charms of family togetherness and finding love after loss that the movie so sappily tries to pound home near the end."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[I]f you can manage to get through Dan in Real Life without falling madly in love with both Binoche and Carell... then you're a better man than I am, Charlie Brown."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "This is one of those "feel good" movies that really does make you feel good."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Carell brings depth and sweetness to the role, showing us Dan's longing before Dan can acknowledge it himself."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2/4 "Steve Carell's pursed-lipped awkwardness and sweet buffoonery are both in fine form, but those endearing qualities aren't nearly enough to salvage Peter Hedges's incorrigibly hackneyed film."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "Knowingly examines romance, parenthood, grief and betrayal, but succumbs slightly to simplistic sentimentality."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Writer-director Peter Hedges ('Pieces of April') maintains a perfect balance between the comedy and the romance."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "Because it touches on the universal themes of loss and love so honestly, it is a film that feels authentic even in its many contrivances."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell C+ "The cozy, lived-in atmosphere created by the ensemble and the unlikely chemistry of Carell and Binoche are so genuine that you wish the rest of the film was just as effortless and authentic."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3.5/5 "Hedges might be making a basic peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich of a feature, but he cuts the crusts off the white bread because he knows that's how we like it."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 2.5/4 "didn't really get it"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson "There's nothing groundbreaking about Dan in Real Life -- it's a picture that could have been made 10 or 20 years ago -- and yet its easygoing, affable nature is exactly what makes it pleasurable."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "The film is not just laid-back, it's nearly catatonic."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh Page   1