- Robert Carlyle ("The Full Monty" and "Hamish Macbeth" - BBC TV Series) is a baffled widower, stuck in grief and confusion. His bakery truck is passed by a speeding motorist who suddenly has a smash up and Carlyle's character is unwillingly drawn into the injured man's life.
- John Goodman ("O, Brother Where Art Thou?" and "The Big Lebowski") is the speeding motorist.
- Mary Steenburgen ("Elf" and "Sunshine State") is the current proprietrix of the eponymous school.
- Sean Austin ("Lord of the Rings" and "Men of Valor") is in the grief therapy group with Carlyle and four or five other widowers.
- David Paymer ("Ocean's Thirteen" and "Resurrecting the Champ") is the facilitator for the grief therapy group.
- Marisa Tomai ("My Cousin Vinny" and "In the Bedroom") is a dance student at the school.
- Donnie Wahlberg ("The Italian Job" and "Band of Brothers") is another student at the school. He thinks he's Michael Flatley...you know...Lord of the Dance... but I am convinced he must be wearing a thong because he has a problem, ya know? Keep an eye on him in his first few scenes. He's very funny.
There are a few surprise cameos and I won't spoil things for you. By the way, it wasn't until just NOW that I figured out where Tomai's leg injury came from, so some of it wasn't instantly clear.
Although I found some of the flashback stuff a bit tedious and a couple of scenes were downright awkward, they were balanced by some laugh-out-loud moments, so all in all, it's a nice film. As you know, I always like having a nice person that I can root for...
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