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The Family Man
42
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by
Metacritic.com
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Cage and Leoni make it offbeat.
70
TV Guide Magazine
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide Magazine
Maitland McDonagh
A surprisingly charming fable.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Sweet, light entertainment, but could have been more.
63
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
A holiday fable that's not destined for immortality but goes down more easily than most of the pap Hollywood tries to feed us every Christmas.
63
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
Despite solid acting, it's a fantasy for those who don't know jack about what really makes for a wonderful life.
50
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
I didn't believe it, and I don't think the people who made The Family Man did either.
40
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Not even a sincere and heroic effort by Nicolas Cage can redeem the film's essential phoniness.
38
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Sitting through it is like waking up on Christmas morning to find a stockingful of styrofoam.
30
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A piece of moldy wax fruit if ever there was one.
20
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Nothing more, or less, than a cheap, dirty grab at our Christmas spirit.
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