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Despite good performances by Cage and especially by Leoni, The Family Man is too predictable and derivative to add anything new to the Christmas genre. Also, it sinks under its sentimentality.
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It's rare that an American movie lets slip such a snobbish distaste for the humdrum lives of its blue-collar audience base, but of course it doesn't last. January 26, 2006 | Full Review…
It's rare that an American movie lets slip such a snobbish distaste for the humdrum lives of its blue-collar audience base, but of course it doesn't last.
A series of moments, sentimental and comic, that never do add up to a coherent fable. March 22, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4
A series of moments, sentimental and comic, that never do add up to a coherent fable.
Liam Lacey
A pleasant change of pace for both Cage and director Ratner. April 16, 2001 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A pleasant change of pace for both Cage and director Ratner.
Ben Falk
Quote not available. February 7, 2001 | Rating: C
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Robert Denerstein
The outsize ticky tackiness of Jack's new life has been stitched together out of the broadest possible series of middle American clichs. December 22, 2000 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The outsize ticky tackiness of Jack's new life has been stitched together out of the broadest possible series of middle American clichs.
Owen Gleiberman
Too much of the movie is pure formula nonsense. December 22, 2000 | Full Review…
Too much of the movie is pure formula nonsense.
Stephen Hunter
Its emotional core makes it easy to appreciate as a classical (if not classic) entertainment. May 25, 2012 | Full Review…
Its emotional core makes it easy to appreciate as a classical (if not classic) entertainment.
Michael Nordine
Pleasant movie despite some predictability. December 28, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Pleasant movie despite some predictability.
Nell Minow
Ratner isn't a capable enough director to work the alchemy needed to make this cheese into gold. February 15, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Ratner isn't a capable enough director to work the alchemy needed to make this cheese into gold.
Michael Dequina
Leoni is a revelation. Vibrant and gorgeous, she plays her role of the determined mother in love with teasing, salty charm, providing just enough grit to save the film from Ratner's slushy direction. September 19, 2008 | Full Review…
Leoni is a revelation. Vibrant and gorgeous, she plays her role of the determined mother in love with teasing, salty charm, providing just enough grit to save the film from Ratner's slushy direction.
A hunk of sentimental fluff that boasts an often-overstated performance by Cage and an annoying turn by Leoni. December 30, 2006
A hunk of sentimental fluff that boasts an often-overstated performance by Cage and an annoying turn by Leoni.
I voted for the happy ending, thusly, my enjoyment was diminished. December 31, 2005 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
I voted for the happy ending, thusly, my enjoyment was diminished.
John Venable
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