A very well chosen cast and a few attempts at making the film's characters a little more three dimensional, make this rom-com an entertaining viewing experience. Steve Carell is Dan Burns a widower (what else) raising three daughters with various degrees of success. On a long family reunion weekend he meets a French woman named Marie in a bookstore. They hit it off almost immediately but as it turns out she is currently dating Dan's brother Mitch. As in all rom-coms complications occur.
I'll give credit to the co-writer and director Peter Hedges, he does a pretty good job juggling the usual rom-com tropes. The romantic comedy genre is extremely difficult to pull off as the very nature of the story line is usually a forgone conclusion as it marches towards it's traditional ending.
Besides Carell, Juliette Binoche not an actor known for her likable funny side does a very credible job as the woman who is torn between Dan and his brother Mitch. Steve Carell who usually played wacky comedy roles at this point in his career tones it down and is actually a realistic character for a change.
The film was written by Peter Hedges and Pierce Gardner, the running time is 98 minutes.
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