- Film Review
- Reviewed By Joanna Berry
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3 out of 5
Nicolas Cage plays the high-powered businessman who goes to bed in his designer Manhattan apartment on Christmas Eve, but wakes up in a suburban home on Christmas Day, complete with wife, dog and kids. It seems he's getting the chance to see what his life would have been like had he stayed with his college sweetheart (Téa Leoni) instead of pursuing a highly successful life in the fast lane. Cage, who displayed a knack for comedy earlier in his career with Peggy Sue Got Married, is fun as the fish out of water trying to adapt to school runs and working at a local tyre company, and Leoni is spot-on as his slightly harassed wife. The film's feel-good factor probably wouldn't work at other times of the year, but this cosy fantasy is the perfect seasonal viewing to get you in the mood for roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
Plot Summary
Romantic fantasy starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. Nothing gets in the way of a deal for Wall Street workaholic Jack Campbell - not even Christmas Eve. Then, following an encounter with the enigmatic Cash, Jack is given the chance to see how life would have fared had he not deserted his childhood sweetheart for a life in the fast lane.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jack Campbell
- Nicolas Cage
- Kate
- Téa Leoni
- Cash
- Don Cheadle
- Arnie
- Jeremy Piven
- Alan Mintz
- Saul Rubinek
- Lassiter
- Josef Sommer
- Annie
- Makenzie Vega
- Big Ed
- Harve Presnell
- Evelyn
- Lisa Thornhill
- Josh
- Jake Milkovich
- Josh
- Ryan Milkovich
Crew
- Director
- Brett Ratner
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