Movie
description |
Nicolas
Cage
stars
as
Jack
Campbell,
a
career-driven
workaholic
who
has
everything:
an
exciting
job,
a
Ferarri,
a
closetful
of
Zegna
suits,
and
the
attention
of
any
woman
he
wants.
His
life
changes
when,
after
working
a
full
day
on
Christmas
Eve,
he
intervenes
in a
convenience
store
holdup.
The
apparent
criminal,
Cash
(Cheadle),
speaks
to
Jack
in
epigrams
about
his
satisfaction
with
life.
When
Jack
wakes
up
the
next
day,
he's
suddenly
living
in a
New
Jersey
suburb,
where
he's
married
to
his
college
sweetheart
(Leoni)
and
is
the
father
of
two
children.
At
first
he
is
aghast,
but
Jack
soon
warms
to
his
new
life
even
though
he
knows
that
it
cannot
last.
Unabashedly
sentimental,
the
film
is
also
a
great
comedy,
as
Cage
gives
a
superb
performance
that
makes
the
most
of
his
character's
obvious
disgust
with
his
suburban
surroundings
and
even
allows
for
a
few
moments
of
hysterics
reminiscent
of
VAMPIRE'S
KISS.
Filled
with
great
performances
(notably
Ms.
Leoni's
role
as
Jack's
wife),
inspired
comedy,
and
a
premise
that
suggests
a
slightly
darker
version
of
classics
like
A
CHRISTMAS
CAROL
and
IT'S
A
WONDERFUL
LIFE,
THE
FAMILY
MAN
is
an
affecting
and
entertaining
holiday
film.
Portions
of
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Copyright
1948-2006
Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
All
rights
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