Have you ever wondered how different your life would have been had you made another choice and taken another road at a critical time?
Well, that's the premise of The Family Man, except the successful Wall Street President Jack Campbell, played by Nicolas Cage, seemed perfectly content with his apparent rise to the top until an Angel, played by Don Cheadle, brings upon 'a glimpse' of what Jack's life would have been like had he married his college sweetheart, Kate Reynolds, played by the beautiful Tea Leoni.Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately (depending on how you view life), unmarried Jack goes to sleep in his very expensive Penthouse condo perfectly content on Christmas Eve and, without notice or warning, wakes up on Christmas morning living in 'the burbs' married to Kate for the past thirteen years. They have two little kids named Josh and Annie. Of course, the look on Jack's face at that moment in the movie draws you entirely into the story.
Jack's mission, although never clearly stated, is to learn about love, and probably the most profound lesson that Jack learns is the love he has for his family, a family he didn't have or think he needed, much less wanted. He also finds that his love for Kate never ended, a testament to the definition of true love.
Jack finds his way and finds happiness in his new family life. However, he knows he'll be taken from it as quickly as it was thrust upon him. The sense of losing the family he now has and loves becomes a much more significant loss than the loss of his money and status.
Once back into his supremely wealthy, successful existence, Jack takes steps to contact Kate and reaches out to her in a way that he never did thirteen years previous.
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I've never seen "The Family Man", but I've loved every movie I've ever seen with Nicholas Cage, so this is a definite 'must watch' movie. So happy to have a review of a movie I've missed.
ReplyDeletePat, you're going to love this movie, it's a staple in our house every year!
DeleteThis sounds like a movie I would love for several reasons, starting with the fact that I am crazy about Nicolas Cage! I haven't seen this movie before, but I will definitely put it on my Christmas movie list and be sure to watch it sometime over the next 2 weeks. Thank you for this fabulous review! It makes me want to stop everything and go watch the movie right now. I am going to Netflix right now to add it to my watch list!
ReplyDeleteStepping back over to say it is not available on Netflix, so everyone should be sure to use you link above to be able to watch it or buy it on Amazon.
DeleteCynthia, you will LOVE this movie! I never get sick of it no matter how many times I watch it!
DeleteI think I have surfed past this when it was on, and wondered if it was good. Now I'll have to watch it. Thanks for the review.
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