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I really like this movie. Anyone else????


I really like Dan in Real Life because it's one of those feel good comedies. Steve Carell, who is now my favorite actor, really nailed the part of a widower with 3 daughters who can't stand him. I think the funniest scene in the movie was when he ends up in the shower with Marie and puts a wash cloth over his face to act like a gentleman, then he climbs out the window and falls off the roof!!!!!! Funniest part ever!!!!!!!
I am one who doesn't exacly enjoy romantic comedies much, even though I have watched them, but this one is really good and one I plan on buying sometime soon.

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I loved this movie. I'm definitely not the romantic-comedy type, but something about this movie was just so genuine and touching. It managed to take a main character in quite a depressing situation and still make a "feel good" comedy.

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I love this movie.

It has everything you want in a drama.

Annoying characters
Funny characters
Lovable characters
Hatable characters

and a great story to along with it....

I'd love to see someone like Woody Allen remake the movie with better actors/actresses.

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I'd love to see someone like Woody Allen remake the movie with better actors/actresses.
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Woody Allen!?!?!? Seriously.... I know that everyone has their own opinions on actors, but Woody Allen..... Seriously..... He's the most annoying person in the movie industry and he married his ex-wife's adopted daughter. How creeeeeeppppyyyyy is that??

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I really liked it, too, and I really don't like many movies. I usually get bored and fast forward over a lot, but with this movie, I didn't do that. It was sweet, but not too sappy or emotional. It was funny, without being gross or stupid.

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the quote he said to his daughter made me cry

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I literally had a tear in my eye when Dan was singing the last lines of the song after Mitch was done.
And I don't know was I even breathing while I watched that part.
I was feeling as if I'm chocking.

I had some past memories running in parallel when I watched the movie.

It is painful to see when a ship leaves the shore, and you know that it's carrying people who are never gonna return.
But when you see them day in day out living closer to you, but not with you and also the time is running short because they might marry each other soon.
Despite you have to be happy because they are happy, within inside the feeling of loneliness make you sad.
The sadness rises not because she is happy.
But because she is making someone else happy and that is the exact same way he dreamt of being happy with her together.
The word for it may be Jealousy.
But how can you let go someone whom you love to someone who is not much serious about relationships?

It's a horrendous situation.

I really think Dan is not a jerk or a bad guy.

Reason for that is, he knew his brothers character and he is a easy going person with regard to relationships and Dan has got this spark of feeling to love again after his wife has past away and 4 years have passed, dealing against some rebellious kids.

His immature behavior justifies by that. Because deep down he has been hurt a lot throughout that period of time. Lost his wife. Kids aren't listening his word etc.

It was an entertaining movie and a memorable one for me. Loved every second of it.

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I really enjoyed this movie too.

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Welcome aboard. Let the haters hate. Because that's what they do best. :)

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Old post, but I agree, this is a wonderful film!

What we got here is... failure to communicate!
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Hi,

Greetings....

It's really happy to read that you loved the movie.

For me too, it was just the same, in fact this is one of my all time fav's.... :)

Normally when I watch a movie, I am in it....as I am an immigrant and living away from family, I tend to watch a movie like this just alone, living in it... :)

For me everything just fell so much in place, I literally had a tear in my eye when Dan was singing the last lines of the song he was singing with his brother.
And I don't know was I even breathing while I watched that part.
I was feeling as if I'm chocking.

I had some past memories running in parallel when I watched the movie. About a very dear person to me, who I fell in love but hardly have spoken handful of words.
I personally believe love can happen in many ways...it doesn't need to have a structure. That is what I believe..

Seeing someone really hot and wanting her in bed is not love, I am grown enough to fit my pants and know that. :)

Dan's love here is not something of that kind...
Which in other words, what Dan had wasn't Lust because many claim that here who hates the movie, or even some points the finger to the movie to be too lame and childish, which is sad to read....
If you see the shower scene that he breaks into, justifies that well....
He was not looking at her body, he was just looking at her and enjoying her expressions and just didn't know what he was going to do....he never looked at her body but her face and away, all the time.

Sometime in life you meet people they are different. Hard to put as Hot, but they got something which grabs your attention...
Characteristics like smile, laugh, their expressions all tend to bring you nothing but joy...a feeling that you can hardly relate to or even describe...like sometime they might be smiling with someone else and you smile alone looking at her. The moment you feel connected by the whole heart, and you just feel the heart would explode...

It is painful to see when a ship leaves the shore, and you know that it's carrying someone whom you love, very dear to you and she is never gonna return.
But what's worse is, when you see her day in day out living closer to you, but not with you(with someone else) and also knowing the time is running short because they both might take their hands in marriage soon.

This can feel as adding salt to a wound when you have to be happy for them because she is happy and the couple looks happy. (within inside the feeling of loneliness no matter a million is surrounded by you at that time, you would just feel sad and lonely.)

The sadness rises not because she is happy, or they are Happy.
But because she is making someone else happy, and that is the exact same way you dreamt of being happy with her together.

The word for it may be Jealousy. If that is the case be it.
But then with all these how can you let go of someone whom you love, to someone who is not much serious about relationships?

It's a horrendous situation.

I really think Dan is not a jerk or a bad guy. Because he didn't seem to portray any of those qualities and I firmly believe the movie did 100% justice in acting and selecting it's stars, cast and crew members.

Reason for that is, he knew his brothers character and knew that he is a very easy going person with regard to relationships and Dan in the other hand has got this spark of a feeling to fall in love again after his wife has passed away and 4 years have passed since, on top of that dealing against some rebellious kids.

His immature behavior justifies by that. Because deep down he has been hurt a lot throughout that period of time. Lost his wife. Kids aren't listening his word etc. He just wanted to that spark to keep going... But he just didn't know what to do. Anyone in his place would have done the same. I would have done the same.

It was an entertaining movie and a memorable one for me. Loved every second of it.

This is how I felt about the movie.

Have a good day.

-Peace-

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I found it very enjoyable.
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Out of my mind -- back in 5 minutes!!

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one of my favourite movies

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I want to like it. I like the cast and I like the idea for the story but, it's hard to watch. It's the embarrassment cringe factor that makes it difficult to sit through so I keep doing other things to get past those awkward moments.
Also, though I like Diane Wiest and John Mahoney I cannot imagine them as a couple. (I'm now going to sit quietly until someone tells me they actually were once together.)

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