Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) has his hands full with three daughters that he's not willing to let grow up. The girls still grieve for their mother who died four years ago, and Dan hasn't made any attempts to date. So he's pleasantly surprised when he meets Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore when he goes to his .. Read more
| Starring | Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Hedges |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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Advice columnist Dan Burns (Carell) has his hands full with three daughters that he's not willing to let grow up. The girls still grieve for their mother who died four years ago, and Dan hasn't made any attempts to date. So he's pleasantly surprised when he meets Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore when he goes to his parents' Rhode Island home for the annual family reunion. But his joy is short-lived when he discovers that she is dating his brother (Dane Cook), forcing Dan to hide his feelings and chemistry with Marie.
| Starring | Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Hedges |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Jun 2008 Blu-ray: 06 Oct 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
When I interviewed the lovely Juliette Binoche at the Toronto Film Festival in September 06, she told me she had films lined up with the Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsaio-hsien (Flight of the Red... read more »
A guy tries to steal his brother's girlfriend, whilst all his family is having a get together. Hmm, lovely! Tries to be cute about it, whilst ticking off all the boxes of what a 'cute' film should do, but there's naer a good performance to be seen and the whole thing just made me feel genuinely uncomfortable.
I really liked this film. A good story line. In the end it all works out into a happy ending but true to life way!!
When I interviewed the lovely Juliette Binoche at the Toronto Film Festival in September 06, she told me she had films lined up with the Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsaio-hsien (Flight of the Red Balloon will be released later this year); the Israeli Amos Gitai (Disengagement); the Frenchmen Olivier Assayas and Cedric Klapisch (Summer Time and Paris will also likely reach UK cinemas later this year); Argentine Santiago Amigorena; Iranian Abbas Kiarostami; and Cambodian Rithy Pran. Oh, and she was... Read more