It's nothing personal, but we genuinely enjoy watching Steve Carell get none. The 40 Year-Old Virgin scores again as an abstinent widowed dad who falls for his brother's girlfriend (Juliette Binoche) in Dan in Real Life. His subdued performance single-handedly keeps this occasionally mawkish romantic comedy upright. EXTRAS Outtakes and hammier deleted scenes show that the actor's ''Chekhovian sadness'' — as writer-director Peter Hedges calls it in a genial commentary — wasn't Method; a hidden video montage of his pleas for ''One more take?'' exposes Carell's endearing perfectionism. B+
Image credit: Merie W. Wallac
A 'LIFE' LESS ORDINARY Steve Carell stays sharp as a widower who falls for his brother's girlfriend (Juliette Binoche) in Dan in Real Life, a heartfelt family-comedy charmer
EW's GRADE
B+Details Release Date: Mar 11, 2008; DVD Release Date: Mar 11, 2008; Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Juliette Binoche and Steve Carell
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