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Movie Time: Three Terrific Films Worth Another Look
Three very different films for your home-movie viewing pleasure
Dan In Real Life
Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche, star, joining Dane Cook, John Mahoney, Diane Wiest, Britt Robertson, Emily Blunt in an outstanding ensemble cast. Carell plays a widower with three daughters. Four years out from his wife’s death, advice-columnist Dan hasn’t yet dipped a foot into the dating pool. During an out-of-town Thanksgiving weekend with his extended family, he wanders off to a bookstore to take a break from the action. There, he meets Juliette Binoche and spontaneously falls in love. But yikes! Binoche turns out to be dating his younger brother, played by Dane Cook, and a lively combination of laughter and heartbreak ensue. The family interactions and ambience will seem familiar to anyone from a large family, while the love story will tug at your heartstrings. Carell, as always, holds his own as a leading man — and the three actresses that play Carell’s daughters also give outstanding performances that help to sell the story.
