Nicolas Cage,
Téa Leoni,
Don Cheadle,
Jeremy Piven,
Saul Rubinek
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In this whimsical romantic comedy that recalls It's a Wonderful Life, Nicolas Cage plays Jack Campbell, a workaholic bachelor who gets to see what his life might have been like had he stayed with his ... read more
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Release Date: December 22, 2000
Keywords:
holiday,
nicolas cage,
tea leoni,
family man,
wonderful life,
Nicolas Cage ,
Franklin Gothic Medium,
Don Cheadle ,
Tea Leoni
DVD Release Date: July 17, 2001
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June 23, 2011Good storyline and a great film with Nicolas Cage making a great 'Family Man' character. A must see!
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November 9, 2010Corporate raider and hedonist playboy Nicolas Cage wakes up one morning to find himself living the life he would have led if he'd not chosen his career over an old girlfriend. In other words:
1 Cage wakes up surrounded by kids and associated mess
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July 30, 2010Seems to rarely look at the theme it claims to convey--that married life is preferable to being single. What it really does is contrast being wealthy to being middle-class, though the comparisons it makes mean little. While the final, quasi-climactic scene at last satisifies the ... read more
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May 2, 2010Sort've an updated version of It's a Wondeful Life, so it's bound to make you get a little sentimental and vulnerable. The surprising thing about this is that it is really good. Nicolas Cage is very toned down to fit the bill of an average man. Don Cheadle and Tea Leoni also make... read more
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April 25, 2010fb733768972I can't even begin to think about what this movie is about! After the first 20 minutes, I had no idea what was going on! The critics are mixed on this one, but they should hate it overall. I still have no idea what it means, even by watching it all the way through!
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December 14, 2009Nicholas Cage has the same delivery in every role which benefits this Wonderful Life-esque movie. Good for the holidays.
Don Cheadle takes up about 3 minutes of screen time in totality as a magical negro, a role played also by Mykelti Williamson in Forrest Gump, Morgan Freema... read more -
September 25, 2009Not as schmaltzy as I thought it would be. It?s the only film I find Tea Leoni really attractive in.
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February 28, 2009This is a little bit like "It's a Wonderful Life" set in current time. Nicolas Cage - a high NYC roller with lots of money gets to test out a life as a poor middle-class father with a loving wife (Leoni) and two kids.
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November 29, 2008This movie was wonderfully made about a man who fantisizes about what life could be like after you had it all.
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November 16, 2008i loved it really good and really nteresting to watch its completely worth a watch
Critic Reviews
March 22, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
December 22, 2000
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The outsize ticky tackiness of Jack's new life has been stitched together out of the broadest possible series of middle American clichés. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Too much of the movie is pure formula nonsense. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
It's the sort of steamroller seasonal entertainment calculated to make us average folks out here feel temporarily warm and happy about our averageness. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News
The absolute choices it forces on its hapless hero are far too mutually exclusive to be credible. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Ratner, to his credit, gets the job done and makes it bearable. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
The film has so many spiffy individual scenes.
December 22, 2000
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Desperately needs a more centered, consistent performance from [Cage]. Full Review
December 22, 2000
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Ratner probably thought it would be Capra-esque, but, really, it's just boring. Full Review
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