The Family Man

The Family Man" is rated rated PG-13 for scattered profanity, veiled female nudity (seen through a shower door), and some crude humor (sexual) and sex talk. For one thing, Nicolas Cage isn't a likable Jimmy Stewart everyman, despite his over-the-top effort. ... Full Review

The fact is that the film just tried to hard to be honest. But at the very least, like any holiday classic, we can hope for a happy ending.. Thats not to say that Family Man doesnt have bright moments. ... Full Review

She's so good, in fact, she can make you wish she had a better movie to showcase her skills. One evening, he commits an act of decency for a mystery man (Don Cheadle), who turns out to be some sort of moral hall monitor who pops up in various guises to test human frailty. ... Full Review

The Family Man still has much to recommend it. It's a good holiday movie, but not a great one. It's then up to Leoni to provide the charm a movie like this needs. ... Full Review

Swaddled in the warmth of this poignant film, I'm a believer.....Cage is an effective comic actor.... ... Full Review

those feel-good holiday movies.... ... Full Review

Last holiday season, though, Ratner scored a different kind of success when he veered into romantic dramedy to helm The Family Man . The amazing thing and the thing about it was that they had the unbelievable chemistry, and that's really what makes a movie good or not. ... Full Review

it's a perfectly fine, sweet little movie.....The movie looks good....it sounds good (with music by Danny Elfman ) but most of all, it is consistently entertaining, laugh out loud funny at times, touching at others.....One thing that sets "The Family Man" above the usual holiday offering is how strong the performances are..... ... Full Review

Thematically, however, The Family Man is a despicable film. Worse, The Family Man tells us that reproducing and maintaining a stable family unit are more important that pursuing our dreams. ... Full Review

But "The Family Man" hits its mark as a great holiday movie because it's funny, it's moving, and it makes you appreciate what you do have, rather than looking at what you don't have. With "The Family Man," he's able to blend all of these qualities into one likable, real, and sympathetic character. ... Full Review