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Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer, Makenzie Vega,
Family Man is a touching romantic comedy with a slightly Christmas setting. The story is cliched, but warm and thought provoking, as it looks at life from the perspective of the road not taken. The acting is very natural and the characters are endearing. The ending is good and helps to make this a strong feature, overall.
Nicholas Cage is Jack Campbell, a happy, hotshot, Wall Street, yuppie with a Ferrari and no shortage of beauties looking to spend time with him. One Christmas Eve, while on the way home to his swinging bachelor pad, he has a strange encounter with an apparent street tough, named Cash (Don Cheadle), who tells him he will be rewarded with a glimpse. Jack has no idea what that means until he suddenly finds his privileged life ripped away and replaced with an ordinary life as husband to his college sweetheart, Kate (Tea Leoni), and father to their two kids.
This is a predictable, Christmas romantic comedy about the choices we make and the choices we don’t, as well as the things in life that have real value. There are a few laughs and some very good performances, but mostly, this is a smiling-on-the-inside kind of film, that will probably make you want to go give your loved ones a hug. Go ahead. It’s ok. Give them a hug.
