The Family Man
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Movie Reviews of The Family Man
Movie Review: a touching film about humanity and the what if thought......
Summary: 5 Stars
That we all have in life. "The Family Man" is a well made motion picture about a wealthy man named Jack (played very well by Nicolas Cage) who works on Wall Street and is so obsessed with himself and money that he forgets his past all together. That is until Christmas Eve when he finds out that an old girlfriend of his (played by the gorgeous Tea Leoni) after 13 years has called his office for some reason. He throws out her phone number and still ignores who he was. Finally he takes a walk for some egg nog and encounters a man in a convienient store who is about to rob the store for $200 dollars. So to play hero he negotiates with the man to pay him the $200 something dollars and meet him outside. So he does and he offers to help the man, but the man asks him if he needs help to. If he has it all together. He than goes home and falls asleep only to wake up with his old girlfriend by his side and two children. From there he completely falls for her and starts examining himself and plays shadowboxer wanting to have the lifestyle back he savors most. The Wall Street one. But while also enjoying the family life somewhat as well. When he finally wakes up it makes us think if he was just dreaming the whole thing. In reality he had to have been dreaming, but his dream inspires him to change. Not only does "The Family Man" hit all the right notes, but it does so in a rather remarkable way. This film makes us appreciate who we are and it makes us realize that all peoples lifes be it rich or poor have both pains and pleasures involved. Nicolas Cage who won the best actor oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas" plays Jack superbly, and intelligently. Hitting all the right emotional notes and he has chemistry with Tea Leoni who plays his wife. Her performance is great and she plays her character flawlessly. If you are looking to be entertained, enlightened, and inspired to some degree. Take a chance on "The Family Man", it will make you appreciate your life more and realize that there is more to life than money.Movie Review: A Wonderful Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Family Man" is about Jack Cambell, a buisness man who enjoys his life style and claims to have "no regrets". But when he receives information of his former love, Kate Reynolds, old feelings arise and the question "Do you have everything you want?" can not truely be answered. After performing a good deed, Cash (played by Don Cheadle), gives Jack a glimpse of what life could have been, had he made the choice of starting a family with his true love Kate Reynolds.Waking up next to Kate Reynolds and having kids scream "Daddy, Daddy!", Jack panicks, finding himself in the New Jersey suburbs, playing the role of a husband and father. The film takes off into numerous comedic situations, in a journey to find out who this "family man" really is. As time goes by, Jack (Nicolas Cage) becomes accustomed to this new life and finds himself falling in love with Kate (Tea Leoni) all over again, eventually becoming "The Family Man".
The chemistry that Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni have is magical, making the film all the more believable and enjoyable. Tea Leoni is perfect as Kate Cambell and gives the most convincing and most memorable performance of her entire career. With many memorable scenes (such as the "chocolate cake" scene and the "Kate's Birthday" sequence) the film is one of the best I have ever seen. It's heart-warming, hypnotic, and (at times) comedic. And although the film comes to a somewhat bleek conclusion, it ends the film realistically, not giving us the "Hollywood" type ending you might expect.
I own the DVD and encourage you to do so as well, so you can relive the magic, the laughs, and the tears that make "The Family Man" an outstanding picture. This film will cause you to really think of the decisions you make and will have you wondering, "What if..."
Movie Review: Brillantly protrays the richness of family live
Summary: 5 Stars
The director does an great job emerging the audience into the character live of Jack Campbell played by Nicholas Cage. The movie is like a surreal dream where some one you love is not a part of your life, but you get a chance to see what life could have been. The dramatic tension postures Jack Campbell with a girlfriend thirteen year eariler whom in his dream marries. Every day life in suburan America requires Campbell to change diapers, transport school age children, bowl with the company league, and work at a tire dealership. Simple pleasures in life make the movie harm warming, such as, Jack's anniversery amensia, his new green suite, and snow fight with his children. Dreams can only remain a dream with Jack. The message become clear that he has the knowledge to change his immediate "Ground Hog" reality, as he discovers his daughter realizes that he is not their father. Jack manages hitch up with his form boss, pitch him, and return back into big money and the luxories associated with money, such as, expensive dinners at well known restraunts, gorgeously decorated penthouse with fine furnature and art, elborate apparel and clothing, and respect drawn by fear. Life is too perfect and Jack must return to reality which he doesn't want, after discovering the love of a family. The magic is over. This version of Scrouge was so much more than the critics conceded to and deserves more recognition as a great family film. Nicholas Cage and Téa Leoni bring a "down to earth" feeling of the richness of family live, the importance of small rituals, the intimacy of friends, the pains of daily work, and the warmth and comfort of a cozy home. Yet most of us long for the "Good life": expensive materialistic homes, servants to care for every whim, peer prestige and recognition, and ruthless power to control destiny. I found the movie to balance the contrast and provide unique humor and warmth in the film.
Movie Review: Love Conquers All...
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't cried so much from watching a movie than I did when I watched The Family Man. It is a truly, touching, magical film about second chances. Nicolas Cage is perfect for the part of Jack Campbell, the cocky, ambitious, and selfish wall street millionaire who believed he had it all until he is approached by an Angel on Christmas Eve who knows the truth deep inside Jack. Jack performs a very good deed inside the convenient store, and therefore the Angel grants Jack "a glimpse" of the beautiful life he could have led if he had only made different choices as a younger man. This movie is not only touching, it is a laugh riot! Watching Jack's reactions as he wakes up Christmas morning to a wife and two kids he never had.... I was crying and laughing at the same time.This movie portrays a very important message. Life is about LOVE. You could be the richest man in the world, but without the warmth of love what is there to live for? Jack realizes after "the glimpse" that deep down inside of himself, he is alone... truly, and utterly alone. He truly would've had it all if he had just chosen LOVE.
A lot of people don't like the ending to this movie, but I believe that the producers were trying to make the audience think for themselves. Jack had to make the right decision HIMSELF, it could not be granted to him. Miracles do happen in real life, and in The Family Man, Jack experiences a miracle. He realizes that LOVE is true happiness. His life is with Kate, and he must get her back before his future closes right in front of his eyes. The ending is a very realistic ending. Jack and Kate couldn't just fall into eachother's arms and say, "Okay! Let's begin our lives now!" They needed to start all over again from scratch. What's meant to be will always find a way....God works in mysterious ways....
Movie Review: Typical schlock chick-flick. Horrible unless you enjoy bad chick flicks, which obviously lots of people do.
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with the other reviewers here that think this movie is horrible. Obviously contrived plot, ludicrous dialog, over the top direction, and just a bad movie. It's like so many other lame chick flicks that you've seen, that give chick flicks a bad reputation and ruin the box office for good chick flicks (like "You've Got Mail" or "The Time Traveler's Wife").
I probably can't add much over the wrath already poured out by the other reviewers, but I can add this odd insight. Somehow the title of this movie and the banal DVD spine (plain white with the title in blue and Cage's picture) seem to attract chicks. I have an entire book shelf of DVDs and when chicks look them over, they always pick this one out. It's so odd. I have other chick flicks on the shelf, and I have other Nicolas Cage movies, but they consistently pick this one out. I also get many chicks that pick the movie out and then tell me how much they love it (just like the many reviewers here that rate this movie highly, even rating it a 10!!!). I have watched the movie twice (first by choice, then by force), and I refuse to watch it ever again. So, I just punched up my DVD database and changed the DVD number for this one (I have all my DVDs numbered) so that the DVD will sit on the back of my bookshelf out of plain site. Hopefully that will cut down on the number of chicks that see and select this movie.
And finally, to those readers that also recognize this movie as horrible, it is utterly unbelievable that so many reviewers here rated this a 10! (5 stars in Amazon lingo). Interesting that the average rating is not nearly that high over on IMDB.