Jack Campbell has everything. Millions of dollars, a great job, clothes and women galore. All of which he got by sacrificing the love of his life, Kate. Until one night when Campbell meets up with an angel who shows him, "What could've been if he had chosen a different path in life." Soon he begins to discover that money isn't everything and that the key to happiness in life is family.
    The whole feel of the movie is holiday-esque, giving off a Christmas stench to it. Nicholas Cage proves he's an actor in this movie, switching from arrogant and egotistic, to reluctant and charming. Tea Leoni is adequate in this, though she never really gets to prove her acting abilities in this along with Cage. The best character, and actor in the movie, is Don Cheadle who has a minor role as the angel. "Family Man" reminds me of "It's a Wonderful Life".

Though it has heart, it doesn't have enough. The movie is forced and trite, and very artificial. Instead of feeling sad and happiness, I was very disappointed by the whole film. I really tried to like it, but couldn't quite get a feel of where this movie was trying to go. It seems like it tries so hard to force tears out of the audience, but never succeeds at all. The ending is very unsatisfying and uncertain. I never felt secure. The whole Capra-esque, cornball feel was in this for sure, but never worked.

It tries really hard to become the next holiday masterpiece but fails miserably with a trite plot and forced sentimentality.