Although this movie doesn't break any new ground, it's a fun couple of hours. I just saw this a day or two ago and moderately enjoyed it. The message of the movie was obviously that all the wealth in the world can't replace having someone to share your life with. While parts of family man were a bit sappy and not very original, there was enough sweetness and fun moments to make it a fun, if not exceptional viewing experience.
I think kudos go to the makers of Family Man for their casting of Cage and Leone in the lead roles, they were both perfect for the roles in question. I read some of the negative comments and can actually understand them. The movie does romantisize an awful lot. Still, I felt they were on target with much of it. Of coarse, not everyone who is rich and single is unhappy, not at all, but I think Cage's character was meant to be more of a caricature of one particular type of Person(The Eagles "desperado" comes to mind). I have seen this type of situation in real life amongst people I've known (the achievement of a certain lifestyle) and the "money don't buy happiness" theory happens to be in many cases true. Everyone makes choices in life but wouldn't it be fun to be able to get a peek into how one's life would have turned out if a different choice would have been made? This is a movie that's not heavy at all, to the contrary, it's very sweet and light and so mawkishly sappy at times. Still it makes you think. I'd give it a 7 of 10 and say it's worth a night's viewing.
I think kudos go to the makers of Family Man for their casting of Cage and Leone in the lead roles, they were both perfect for the roles in question. I read some of the negative comments and can actually understand them. The movie does romantisize an awful lot. Still, I felt they were on target with much of it. Of coarse, not everyone who is rich and single is unhappy, not at all, but I think Cage's character was meant to be more of a caricature of one particular type of Person(The Eagles "desperado" comes to mind). I have seen this type of situation in real life amongst people I've known (the achievement of a certain lifestyle) and the "money don't buy happiness" theory happens to be in many cases true. Everyone makes choices in life but wouldn't it be fun to be able to get a peek into how one's life would have turned out if a different choice would have been made? This is a movie that's not heavy at all, to the contrary, it's very sweet and light and so mawkishly sappy at times. Still it makes you think. I'd give it a 7 of 10 and say it's worth a night's viewing.