Years ago, any foray by a comedian into drama was greeted with anything from horror to mockery. Who was this dog, was the general feeling, attempting to walk on its hind legs? Fortunately, we’ve passed a lot of water since then. We generally understand now that if you can act funny you can probably, you know, just act, in much the same way as Ginger Rogers could dance forwards too and in flat shoes. No one has demonstrated this more clearly over the last few years than Steve Carell, who first made his mark in comedies like Anchorman and The...