Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life: Take it or leave it, this film left Rythemovieguy in the middle of the road. Steve Carell plays Dan, a widower with 3 daughters. Every year his family drives up to his parent’s lake house in Rode Island for the perfect family vacation. This year while Dan is at a local book store he meets a woman that he quickly falls in love with – problem is she is on her way to the same lake house to meet up with her new boyfriend….who happens to be Dan’s brother (played by Dane Cook). For all the good the movie does = exploring the difficulties of being a widower and dealing with real father/teenage daughter problems, at the same time the story becomes silly and cliché. The vacation events are too perfect – the family runs the gamut of playing every typical movie vacation event possible- charades, tackle football, crossword puzzle competition, a morning exercise together, even a family talent show appears. The film is slightly funny at times, but mainly is a drama. Nothing I would highly recommend, but not one I would Kick to the Floor either.

Very slight…."Pick it Up”

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The Brave One DVD Review

The Brave One: Is Jodi Foster’s vigilante flick a new take on Bronson’s Death Wish? I would say close, but not exactly. Foster plays Erica Bain, a radio talk show host who is a victim of a brutal attack by some hooligans in NY’s Central Park. The attack left her in a coma for 3 weeks and killed her boyfriend who she was with that night…..as for icing on the cake = the hooligans also steal the couple’s dog – mean. Erica then has a difficult time coping with this new sense of fear she has. This leads her to purchase a gun and subsequently go on a “revenge killing spree”. Her victims are always criminals– thus forcing the viewer to make up their mind if her actions are morally right or wrong. The film’s story is seeping with plot holes and there are more than a few spots that boarder on ridiculousness. However, I still found myself enjoying this violent thriller......... Guilty as charged.
“Pick it Up”

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