Director: Peter Hedges

Writers: Pierce Gardner; Peter Hedges

Keywords: Comedy, Drama

A widowed father looking to move on with his life inadvertently falls in love with his misogynistic brother's girlfriend.

ABSTRACT
Dan Burns, New Jersey-based advice columnist and widowed father four years on from his wife's death, heads to Rhode Island with his three daughters in tow for the Burns clan's annual reunion. At a bookstore, Dan meets and instantly falls for a woman named Marie, embarking on a soul-baring session punctuated by her unfortunate revelation that she is in a relationship; an awkward episode ensues when Dan learns that her boyfriend is his skirt-chasing brother Mitch, setting the stage for a family reunion to remember for all the wrong reasons.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Juliette Binoche	Actor	9-Mar-1964		Chocolat and The English Patient
Emily Blunt	Actor	23-Feb-1983		The Devil Wears Prada
Steve Carell	Comic	16-Aug-1962		Office manager at Dunder-Mifflin
Dane Cook	Comic	18-Mar-1972		Harmful If Swallowed
Jessica Hecht	Actor	28-Jun-1965		Betsy Morgan on What About Joan
Lucas Hedges	Actor	12-Dec-1996		Manchester by the Sea
John Mahoney	Actor	20-Jun-1940	4-Feb-2018	Martin Crane on Frasier
Matthew Morrison	Actor	30-Oct-1978		Mr Schuester on Glee
Alison Pill	Actor	27-Nov-1985		Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Britt Robertson	Actor	18-Apr-1990		Cassie Blake on The Secret Circle
Amy Ryan	Actor	30-Nov-1969		Gone Baby Gone
Dianne Wiest	Actor	28-Mar-1948		Footloose

REVIEWS

Review by Steve (posted on 30-Oct-2007)

A suprisingly good romantic comedy. For the first 30 minutes, I kept thinking that this should have been Greg Kinnear in the lead. Carell pulled it off beautifully, and showed much broader range than previous films. As a widowed father of three young daughters, he had depth, wit, and pathos. Juliette Binoche provided an atractive, and intellegent partner. I hope that she continues to act in more American films. Though predictable, the script used the strong cast to advantage, and allowed for several nice little side moments. John Mahoney, and Diane Weist as the parents were spot on. All three daughters rounded out the cast.

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