I GOT A LITTLE STUPID: Dan In Real Life is not a perfect film by any means--indeed, I think I'd prefer it if one subplot (the Emily Blunt one) had been left on the cutting room floor and we'd spent a little more time with the family members who didn't get as much screen time. That said, it's far more charming than any movie in which Dane Cook appears has a right to be, and I both laughed and got a little misty during the course of the film. Carell delivers a very nice performance, proving that he can do more than stupid comedy, and Cook is relatively inoffensive. The most surprising and pleasant part of the film, though, is a song score by Sondre Lerche, whose songs comment on the action (kind of like how Wes Anderson uses the Bowie songs in Life Aquatic), who I wasn't familiar with, and which is quite enjoyable. A content warning, however, for wary viewers--not only does Dane Cook appear in the film, but Dane Cook sings in the film, and (along with co-star Norbert Leo Butz) has a songwriting credit. Worth your while.
Also, attached to the film was the trailer for Love In The Time Of Cholera, which seems like painfully bad Oscar baiting effort, and which provoked substantial and audible laughter in the theatre when the "Original Songs By Shakira" title card popped up.
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