
A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn't leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He's married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He's president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed'... (Full plot summary below)
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A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn't leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He's married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He's president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed's. He drives a Ferrari and not a mini-van that never starts. And most importantly he doesn't wake up in the morning with kids jumping on the bed. After a bad start, day by day he's more confident in his new life and starts to see what he's been missing. Turns out money's good to have but that's not everything.
Leave your thoughts about The Family Man.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA veritable glacier of treacle, oozing inexorably on for two hours, gradually swallowing the actors, the screen and the audience as well. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerI was disappointed with its overly sentimental tone and rather questionable message. Are married men with children actually more deserving of happiness than single guys? According to this movie, yes. |
| Radio Free EntertainmentAndrew ManningIf you like feel-good movies that try to uplift and inspire at whatever the cost, then The Family Man is an excellent choice, especially as a holiday selection. |
| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyYou'll be land-cruising the kids to gymnastics practice with a smile on your face and a song in your heart, even as selected neurons short-circuit, snap, sizzle and leave the building with Elvis. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouMichael NordineIts emotional core makes it easy to appreciate as a classical (if not classic) entertainment. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerThe predictability factor didn't spoil our good time. It might yours...but then, again, it might not. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestOkay, so this is kinda corny but hey, it's a Christmas movie, what do you expect? Plus, it's so well done that it doesn't matter that it's formulaic and not very deep. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerPerfect feel-good Christmas-period family entertainment. Highly recommended. |
| Film ThreatChris GoreIf you're looking for a heartfelt, feel-good holiday movie, just give in and enjoy. |
| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiIf a movie is going to operate in such an obvious structure, it should do it well. The Family Man does not. |