Jeff Daniels in a new movie

Remember Dumb and Dumber? Jeff Daniels was in Dumb and Dumber, but unlike Jim Carrey did not have HUGE HUGE success following that movie. While they played off each other quite well in that movie, Mr. Daniels wasnt the kind of physical comedy funny that Jim Carrey was. Anyway here is the trailer for his new movie The Squid and the Whale Here is the plot description from IMDB.com The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney's character begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, Daniels' character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.

What I liked in this trailer:
The scene where he is like "hes a philistine." I laughed at that
The song at the end that had "self destructive fool" as a chorus. Does anyone know what that song is?

What i didnt like
That one shot of Daniels in the car just sitting. The reflection on the glass was ugly.
The fact that the trailer does not give an overall sense of the story.

Anyway see for yourself. I am looking foward to this movie
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/thesquidandthewhale.html