dan and the widowed father of three girl and have his own advice column that will probably go into syndication . after his wife death and he have take time to raise his daughter . have know no romance in quite some time and nothing prepares him for the encounter with the radiant marie and at a local book store in a rhode island small town on the ocean and where he have go to celebrate thanksgiving with the rest of his big family . after like marie at first sight and little prepares him when the gorgeous woman appear at the family compound . after all and she be the date of dan brother and mitch . it be clear from the outset that dan and marie be make for one another and and although we sense what the outcome will be and we go for the fun ride that peter hedge and the director want to give u . mr. hedge and an author and screenplay writer on his own and have give u two excellent novel and what eat gilber grape and and an ocean in iowa and and the delightful indie and piece of april and which he also direct . it just a coincidence that both movie deal with family during thanksgiving reunion . the best thing in the film be the natural chemistry between the two star and steve carell and juliette binoche . mr. carell and in fact and keep get well all the time . in many way and he remind u of jack lemmon and in his take of comedy and serious material . what can one say about ms. binoche and an intelligent actress and and a bright presence in any film . she prove she be right up to do comedy and convince u about her marie . the only sad note be the waste of talent in the picture . john mahoney and diane wiest and norbert leo butz and jessica hecht and emily blunt and allison pill and amy ryan and have nothing to do . they just serve a incidental music for decoration . dane cook and who be see a brother mitch and fare well because he get to recite more line than the others . dan in real life be a delightful film that will please everyone .