Before I mention the movie we saw today, let me tell you about my latest purchase I'm listening to as I write this. It's the second collaboration ('77) of two masters of music - just Tony Bennett's voice & Gil Evans' piano. Nobody else and nothng short of amazing. Their first pairing is a classic and this one is just as good. http://www.amazon.com/Together-Again-Tony-Bennett/dp/B0000BWVCK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-3203825-8570002?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1194745100&sr=1-2
Now about this movie. Watch the trailer here:
http://movies.aol.com/movie/dan-in-real-life/23761/main
The story is more serious (without being too heavy) than the trailer leads you to believe. Steve Carell gives a likable performance as a widower raising three daughters, writing an advice column, and dealing with his large family who wants him to be happy. But there's a price he soon learns; he can give advice to others but can't apply it to his own life.
The rest of the cast is fine. John Mahoney of Frasier & Diane Wiest of Law & Order as his parents provide the advice Carell needs to hear. The luminous Juliette Binoche who's usually seen in foreign films comes between him and his brother played by Dane Cook. Again Emily Blount (seen dancing with Carell in the above pic) impressed me playing another character unlike her others in The Devil Wears Prada and The Jane Austin Book Club. She keeps doing good supporting work and it's time for her to take on leading roles.
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