Release Year: 2000 Rating: PG-13 Duration: 125 minutes Director: Brett Ratner Producer: Marc Abraham, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche and Howard Rosenman Distributor: Universal Pictures
A single Wall Street businessman, Jack Campbell (Nicholas Cage), wakes up one morning and finds that his identity has completely changed: He is now a happily married man living in the suburbs with his wife and two children. The Family Man, directed by Brett Ratner, is a compassionate Christmas story about a man who must choose between a fast-paced career life or a loving family life.
Screenwriters David Diamond and David Weissman take a little bit of "Me Myself I," a dash of "It's a Wonderful Life" (in reverse) and a helping of their own original twists for the holiday-set "The Family Man." While the film sounds like warmed over offerings, its sparkling cast and a few inventive riffs on an old outline make this a welcome holiday entertainment.