there be a scene in dan in real life where the family be compete to see which sex can finish the crossword puzzle first . the answer to one of the clue be murphy law represent anything that can go wrong and will go wrong . this be exactly the case for dan burn ( steve carell and the office ) a columnist for the local newspaper . dan be an expert at give advice for everyday life and yet he come to realize that thing aren not so picture perfect in his own . dan in real life be amaze at capture these irony of everyday life and be successful at embrace the comedy and tragedy and and beauty of them all . besides that this movie be pretty damn hilarious . the death of his wife force dan to raise his three daughter all on his own . each daughter in their own pivotal stage in life represent the first one anxious to try out her driver license and the middle one well into her teenage angst phase and and the young one drift away from early childhood . thing take a turn for dan when he go to rhode island for a family reunion and stumble across an intriguing woman in a bookstore . her name be marie ( juliette binoche and chocolat ) and she be look for a book to help her avoid awkward situation . which be precisely whats in store when they get throw into the burn family household . if you have see steve carell in the office or little miss sunshine and you would know that he be incomparable with comedic timing and a tremendously dynamic actor a well . steve carell be awesome at capture all the emotion that come with family life represent the frustration and sincere compassion . the family as well a the house itself provide a warm environment for the movie that contrast the inner turmoil that build throughout the movie and finally burst out in a pretty suspenseful climax . the movie only fall short in some of the predictable outcome and yet at the same time life be make up of both irony and predictability represent which be an irony within itself . dan in real life be definitely worth see and for the sole enjoyment of watch all the funny subtlety we often miss in everyday life and and i will most likely enjoy it a second time and or even a third . just put it on my tab .