Reader comments: The Family Man

FRED | Jun. 30, 2003
An enjoyable film but too predictable. The little girl was amazing and cute. She alone is worth watching.
JOHN SIMBAHON | May. 10, 2003
This is a steller movie which really makes you think, "what if" I left my girlfriend in college to go my own way and after this movie, all I could think of was how my life would have turned out if I stayed with her instead of leaving for grad school. This is a great movie and I highly encourage it. Cage and Tea are great and and rub off each other greatly. five stars.
BERNIE | Mar. 30, 2001
Loved it, and was inspired by it! Not as clean and wholesome as "It's a Wonderful Life" but of the same caliber! Good acting, great, moving storyline! Go see it!
SEAN CATHERALL | Mar. 30, 2001
This movie is worth the admision price. If that sounds like damning with faint praise, maybe it is. I went into the theater with high expectations and was a little disappointed. The comedy possibilities of the situation were barely touched, Cage's character's angst was over- played and his resignation to the situation was implausible. So keep your expectations low and you will love it.
JULIEANN HANSON | Feb. 4, 2001
The thought was excellent. The idea was superb. There was too much nudity and drinking for it to be a family show. I would call it a "soft pornography" movie. Was the nudity so necessary to get the point across? I don't think so. I was greatly disappointed.
T. HOOVER | Feb. 1, 2001
I thought Leoni was great, Cage may have been a little better, but all in all, it really grabbed my attention. I think its something a lot of people can relate to on some level, and thats what it was intended to do. I'm in a situation a lot like that one myself, so I thought it was pretty good.
TAMMY | Jan. 15, 2001
It's a Wonderful Life for the Modern Man! When the movie first started I couldn't figure out where it was going with the plot, but in the scene when he realizes that he had never stopped loving her - it put the entire puzzle into place, which in retrospec was worth the confusion in the beginning. All in all I felt like this movie was well worth the time - but I have to admit that the "lesson" of the movie hit close to home.
BRETT CULBERTSON | Jan. 6, 2001
this movie is completly unrealistic and if that black angel guy had ever been a real angel he would burn in hell for interfering wife a humans life by playing god like that! the black guy is an evil creature and represents mans pathetic belief that heavenly creatures can freely interfere with a mans freely chosen life.ever heard of free choice?how about free will? An angel thinks he can totally screw up a mans chosen destiny by making him live married to an ugly whore and work as a tire salesman?i wonder how God would react to a angel who invades his humans lives that way without their permission?!
R PETERSON | Dec. 29, 2000
My favorite movie this year... Makes you think about your priorities.
JOHNNY B | Dec. 26, 2000
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this movie since I left the theater on Saturday. I've been reading the reviews all day to help explain why. Just go see it.
DENNIS ORGILL | Dec. 26, 2000
This film is a huge disappointment, and not only because it is misrepresented as a comedy in its advertising. It is not a comedy! It is not a credible fantasy romance either. It loses its way early and never gets back on track. There is no chemistry between Cage and Leoni. In fact, their fantasy life together--which is intended to make us root for them--is a dull, charmless mess. It left me feeling that their separate lives were much more desirable than the family life they were striving for. All in all, this movie fails at every level. A waste of time and talent.
CHRIS | Dec. 22, 2000
I thought it lacked certain details and hooks to grab the attention of its audience although the acting was wonderful and was the basic plot although the ending twist was disappointing.

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