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For
a few days over Christmas and New Year many of us will
spend a few moments thinking about the year that's been
and maybe what the future holds.
It's
no surprise then that films released at this time of year
often have a reflective/redemption theme.
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| Let's
get touchy feely |
A
Christmas Carol (Scrooge) is probably the most
famous example. James Stewart discovering how the world
would be different without him in It's A Wonderful
Life, is another.
Add
to the list The Family Man. Nicolas Cage is the
man in question. He seemingly has it all - good job, loads
of money, any woman he wants. But is he happy? Well, actually
he is. But then events start to overtake him.
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| Let's
get even more touchy feely |
Cage's
character, Jack Campbell, wakes up one Christmas morning
to discover he's lying in bed next to college sweetheart
Kate (Tea Leoni). Lucky him you might think. The only
trouble is, he ditched Kate several years previously to
pursue his successful Wall Street career (shades of Ebenezer
breaking up with his betrothed).
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| Someone
gimme five. I want to get touchy feely again |
What
he's been given is a chance to see what life would have
been like if he'd stayed with Kate all those years ago.
No fancy cars, no posh meals, just hard work, good friends,
a loving wife and family. Guess which he prefers?
It's
all Hollywood gush of course, but take a hankie with you.
If you don't shed a tear at the film, you might need it
for your runny nose!
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