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Summary: Surprisingly good despite the obvious premise
Review: Let's see - it Christmas Eve and Jack, a ruthless high powered executive with a superficially luxurious lifestyle, has just informed his staff that that they're going to have to work on Christmas rather spend time with their families. What could possibly happen next? In movie world, there's only one answer. A mysterious character will appear to give Jack a "glimpse" of the life he would be leading if he hadn't chosen to be such a self-obsessed jerk. Voila - Jack awakens Christmas morning in a simple New Jersey home filled with a loving wife and two children. Come to find out that instead of taking the wonderful job in London that launched his brilliant career, he stayed home, accidentally impregnated his college sweetheart and ended up as a salesman in his father-in-law's tire dealership. So far, so predictable. From here on out, the movie only improves. Thankfully, there are few cutesy scenes about Jack's domestic ineptitude. Instead, the director wisely focuses on the strong relationship between Nichola Cage and Tea Leoni. I'm not giving anything away here by saying that Jack comes to appreciate parts of his "new" life. It's a pleasant enough journey for the viewer, but what's remarkable is the fresh new ending. If you like your movies to be sappy sweet it won't appeal, but it provides a nice twist of ambiguity to an otherwise routine story.
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Summary: FAMILY MAN
Review: I THINK WE ALL HAVE THESE THOUGHTS. THE WHAT IF'S, OR I SHOULD OF DONE THAT. A CLOSE FAMILY WAS WORTH ALL THAT HE HAD,AND MUCH MORE!
THE TECHNICAL PART OF THE MOVIE, LIKE THE QUALITY OF PICTURE AND SOUND IS GREAT! I LOVE DVD'S THAT LET YOU USE ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT FOR GREAT SOUND! (DTS,5.1 DOLBY DIGITAL, THX). MAKES YOU FEEL THAT YOUR AT THE THEATER,EVEN BETTER!
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Summary: A truly inspiring tale
Review: Nicholas Cage stars as Jack Campbell, a Wall Street guru, who wants nothing more than sex and money. When he meets up with what seems to be a guardian angel, his life changes--for the worse it seems at first.Jack is thrown into a life that he has never known. He wakes up both a husband and a father. He soon learns that if he had made different choices in his life, this is where he would be--and maybe it's not so bad after all. This movie is truly inspiring and touches the heart, and the acting is superb. I recommend this movie to everyone. It'll make you wonder, "what if....?"
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Summary: Surprisingly good movie
Review: Having seen the previews to this movie, I expected it to be just more Hollywood fluff. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of this movie and by the sensitive acting by Nicholas Cage. Cage is the quintissential career guy, caught up in the trappings of success, but sadly lacking human contacts. Because he has no plans for Christmas Eve, he holds staff meetings on the holiday and doesn't seem to mind disrupting other people's lives. Through a bit of fantasy, he is allowed to see how his life would have been if he had married his girlfriend 13 years previously instead of leaving her for a career move. This is a heartwarming and thought provoking movie.
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Summary: Good movie, good DVD
Review: I'm not here to rate the movie, which was phenominal in my opinion, I'm here to rate the DVD. The reason we get DVDs, besides for the better sound and higher resolution picture, is for the extras. Let's begin shall we. The packaging is nice, just like most other DVDs, but look at the DVD. It doesn't have any inspring images or anything, just some boring text. This is one of the low points of the DVD. The other low point is the rather boring "game" that has you choosing your destiny. It's decent, but there are few choices to choose from, and it is rather boring as you just want to get to the end of the thing. However, despite these low points, the other parts of the DVD are amazing. The deleted scenes are just so fun to watch, the outtakes are just hilarious (although they get a bit repetitive but not overly so), and the music video is cool to listen to. Everything else, besides the two flaws mentioned above, create for a great DVD.
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Summary: Count your Blessings
Review: As we left the movie theatre, my husband's words to me were "I can't wait to get home to kiss the kids." He, the kind of guy who can't stand mushy "chick flicks", was incredibly moved by this story. Now every time he's feeling overwhelmed by the daily trials of life, fatherhood, and husbandom, I need only whisper "remember when we went to see the Family Man?" It truly makes you appreciate the magic and value of life and family. I wish the VHS would hurry and come out, because I don't own a DVD player, but this is the kind of movie that is making me consider going out and buying one so I can enjoy it that much sooner.
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Summary: More opium for the masses
Review: As Bach once wrote, sheep may safely graze. With "The Family Man", Hollywood once again reassures Joe and Mary Sixpack that a highly paid career is a sure road to emptiness and perdition. Only on Main Street and in suburbia, fertilized by blue collar budgets and proletarian vicissitudes, do the finest universal qualities of mankind blossom forth in all their special fragrance. The Family Man is a rambling, politically correct rehash of a Frank Capra meatloaf. It's served up in slow, excruciating detail, with a plot so dispersive and moralizing so heavy handed, that you're left with no air to breathe. The cast is led by Nicholas Cage, a serious everyman with hangdog jowls. His stalwart mate is played by chicken-lipped Tea Leoni, probably a younger replacement for Helen Hunt. In all countries and in all eras, during times of conservative government and economic retrenchment, populist propaganda always does the trick: under the guise of a return to family values, the masses are vaccinated against the evils of ambition. Well, roll up your sleeve and make a fist, America. It's time for your medicine. The Family Man is here.
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Summary: Humorous, yet very moving
Review: This is one of the few movies I even remember the name of beyond a couple of days after seeing it. My husband and I were so moved by it we sat in the theatre crying as the credits rolled. Some people don't like the ending, but we really did. We felt that rather than going with the usual Hollywood "happily ever after" ending, it was clear that even if you recognize the error in your ways and move forward to correct things, there are losses that can never be regained. If you have kids, the poignancy of this movie will really hit you. Nicholas Cage is just wonderful in this role. I've told everyone I could think of to see this movie!!
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Summary: Charming, Funny, and Emotional!
Review: Have you ever wondered what would of happened in your life if you had made different choices? 'The Family Man' centers around Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) a Wall Street mogulwho leads an empty and superficial life. On Christmas Eve, he is presented with the oppurtunity to see what would of happened in his life if he had stayed with his college girlfriend, Kate. 'The Family Man' manages to be funny and sweet, but also very moving and thought provoking. Nicolas Cage is excellent in this movie, as well as Tea Leoni. They had great chemistry and were very convincing. Cage was especially funny when adjusting to his new life of changing diapers and working at a tire outlet instead of living in his spotless New York apartment working on Wall Street. Anyone who has ever thought 'what if' (which is all of us) will enjoy this charming and sweet comedy.
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Summary: A Wonderful Movie
Review: The Family Man is one of the best movies of the year. Nicolas Cage is absolutely incerdible. Tea Leoni and Cage play their parts so well that it actually gives you the feeling of a real-life marriage. I found this movie to have quite a few funny parts but I found it to be a very sentimental movie as well. Sometimes people don't realize what they have until they lood deep into their hearts. This movie is a great gift for any wife or girlfriend. I recommend everyone to see and buy this movie! The extra feautres are really cool! :-)
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