Synopsis
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageJack Campbell
- Téa LeoniKate Reynolds
- Don CheadleCash
- Jeremy PivenArnie
- Saul RubinekAlan Mintz
- Josef SommerPeter Lassiter
- Makenzie VegaAnnie Campbell
- Jake MilkovichJosh Campbell
- Ryan MilkovichJosh Campbell
- Lisa ThornhillEvelyn Thompson
Recommendations
- 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cage and Leoni make it offbeat. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
A surprisingly charming fable. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Sweet, light entertainment, but could have been more. - 63
Charlotte Observer
A holiday fable that's not destined for immortality but goes down more easily than most of the pap Hollywood tries to feed us every Christmas. - 63
USA Today
Despite solid acting, it's a fantasy for those who don't know jack about what really makes for a wonderful life. - 50
Chicago Tribune
I didn't believe it, and I don't think the people who made The Family Man did either. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Not even a sincere and heroic effort by Nicolas Cage can redeem the film's essential phoniness. - 38
Boston Globe
Sitting through it is like waking up on Christmas morning to find a stockingful of styrofoam.
