The Family Man (DVD) Reviews

Although billed as a romantic comedy, this movie was much more intense and had deeper undertones than one was led to expect from the trailers. It was not what I had expected and left me feeling quite depressed, and I have no idea why. Having said that, it was definitely worth watching. The premise is basically a cross between ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those films that makes you think about what you have in life and makes you think about the choices you have made. Films that make you think are always interesting to me and this is a very good sentimental film. Nicholas Cage plays Jack who left his childhood sweetheart at the airport and had a successful life in business but never ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Successful businessman Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is happy living the rich single life when a magical encounter sees him enter an alternative reality, where his old girlfriend is now his wife, and he has two kids and a crappy job. As Jack does everything within his power to re-earn his old life, he comes to question which ...  Read the complete review

This movie is so touching it will make you cry. It is one of those movies that teaches the lesson of you don't know what you've got till its gone. This movie does a perfect job of portraying that fact. The movie is reminiscent of It's a Wonderful Life, accept it obviously puts a modern spin on things. Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni are fabulous in ...  Read the complete review

**The Plot** Jack Campbell (Nicholas Cage) is a very successful and talented businessman, who is as single as they come, and enjoying every moment of it. Jack has everything he has ever wanted, a fantastic apartment, a flashy car, expensive suits. Or does he have everything? Jack receives a telephone message from an ex girlfriend ...  Read the complete review

I had recorded this movie right back in January this year but it seemed quite a long movie and it sounded quite slushy, so I had been put off bothering to watch it, until I finally decided to put it on last night. Find out more below:- - Cast & Crew ...  Read the complete review

INTERVENTION IS THE WORD. THE FAMILY MAN Oprah Show, Dr.Phil, Tyra Banks and countless other shows on TV, what all of these shows and this film has in common, Its the intervention, how come everyone on the waves are talking about Intervention. It seems everyone was inspired to use this word at one and the same time. We have lost ...  Read the complete review

It's 1987 and Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is about to depart for London, where he is set to do a years placement at an acclaimed financial institution. His girlfriend, Kate (Téa Leoni), fears that they will grow apart, and begs Jack to stay. But he assures her that everything will be fine, and boards the plane. Leap forward 13 years to ...  Read the complete review

The Plot ========== Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) has it all. He is a Wall Street shark, with everything that money can buy. He thinks he has everything until he is given a “glimpse” which shows him what life would have been like if he had married his college sweetheart (Téa Leoni). When Jack wakes up one day, he finds himself lying ...  Read the complete review

We all have to make decisions in our life and how many of us have thought “What if”, I know I have. I have made decisions and then think back and wonder if my life would have been different. If you wonder too then this film is for you. The Plot ======= Jack Campbell is a very successful man; he is president of a major ...  Read the complete review

I live with a Nicolas Cage fanatic, although the flames of passion have been severely dampened by his recent marriage to Lisa Marie Presley. Anyway, last Christmas I bought my wife this film on DVD, and I only got around to watching it this week, hence the review you now find yourself reading. In this film Cage plays Jack Campbell, a hard ...  Read the complete review

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) was a seminal moment in Hollywood movie making that established a common theme that’s been there ever since. The American dream seems, at times, a supplicant to the idea that a life with a conscience should override any desire for an individual to make their fortune. The Family Man clearly draws on Frank ...  Read the complete review

Despite not being a huge Nicolas Cage fan (or Nicholas Kim Coppola as he was named by his parents - how cruel!) I really wanted to watch "The Family Man" so when I saw it was going to be shown on Sky Premier on 22nd June I was adamant that I would wacth it. Little did I know I would be struck down by a throat virus! Such was my desire to ...  Read the complete review

Nicholas Cage is the family man - or is he? This is a though provoking and gripping film exploring the question that we all may ask ourselves at some point - what if. In this particular film Cage gets a glimpse of what could have been should he have chosen love over carear in 1987. a glimpse of the life he could have had. ...  Read the complete review

I went to see a film at the pictures, for some strange reason the showing had been advertised wrong and so I was stood in the lobby of a cinema wondering where to go and what to see. My friend ended up dragging me into a film that I hadn't heard of and didn't fancy seeing, this was called 'The Family Man'. Little did I know that I ...  Read the complete review

At least that is what the film is trying to tell you. Nicholas Cage is the would-be Scrooge in this modern day tale of love and money. The story has been revamped more times than Joan Collins has had face lifts, but the plot takes on a slightly different slant and adds some interesting food for thought. The Cast list ...  Read the complete review

Someone famous once said, “There are a number of mechanical devices, which increase sexual arousal in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes Benz 380SL”. This is the moral dilemma thrown at us in this overly fluffy latest Nicholas Cage vehicle, money is bad, movie. Poor old Nick has been dragged around 36 wedding chapels so ...  Read the complete review

Introduction ~~ I suppose you could describe the Family Man as a “feel-good” film that adds a hint of drama, comedy and surprise. But for some reason the film seems to lack that little touch of magic that would have made it a hit. True it did reasonable at the cinema but it’s a film that can be so easily forgotten. ...  Read the complete review

I usually pick movies with actors I find interesting and I have to say I certainly find Nicolas Cage very interesting indeed (yum!) but apart from the obvious reason for liking him I also find he is a very good actor and one of my favourite movies which he stars in has to be ConAir. But enough of my ranting and on to the ...  Read the complete review

This movie left me feeling very depressed, and I have no idea why. It was not what I had expected. The advertising had made it seem like a comedy, and yet this film had deeper undertones. Very intense undertones. Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is a go-getting Wall Street wheeler-dealer who has a life where he can afford to buy anything ...  Read the complete review