Steve Carell stars as Dan, who is a widowed father of 3 girls, ages 17, 15, and 10 and writes a weekly column in the newspaper in the fashion of Dear Ann, giving parenting and life advice to those that ask. His 17 year old daughter wants to drive, claiming that her instructor says shes really good, and his 15 year old just wants to spend every waking moment with her boyfriend, whom she's passionately in love with after only dating for 3 days.
On a trip to visit family and relatives for a sort of fall break in Rhode Island, he meets a woman at the bookstore that he instantly clicks with, only to learn later in the day that shes his little brother's (Dane Cook) newest girlfriend.
Given the cast, one might assume that this is a comedy, but not so much.
It has subtle humorous moments and the characters get put in some ackward moments that the viewer will find amusing. But it's more a heartfelt movie of a widower picking up the pieces of his life and moving on, focusing on what's important in life and finding happiness with those around him.
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