Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is a big investment broker who leads a shallow personal life. One night, he tries to help out Cash (Don Cheadle) in a confrontation with a convenience store clerk. Cash is so impressed that he gives Jack a glimpse into the road not traveled. 13 years ago, he could have married Kate (Téa Leoni) and become a family man. Now he gets to see what could have been.
It's got all the awkward father scenes like changing diapers. Nicolas Cage gets the reluctant father fairly well. The scenes with the kid (Makenzie Vega) is especially funny.
Cage could do a better job being less angry. It's really off putting in a romantic movie. Luckily most of that can be ameliorated with Téa Leoni. Then it goes off into some uncomfortable territory. I've got to say that 'It's a Wonderful Life' never went down that road. It goes into more serious matter than a simple fable. It could have gone onto the wrong road many times, but eventually it gets on track. Although I would try a slightly different track for the ending. There's a really big piece missing from the way it ends here.
It's got all the awkward father scenes like changing diapers. Nicolas Cage gets the reluctant father fairly well. The scenes with the kid (Makenzie Vega) is especially funny.
Cage could do a better job being less angry. It's really off putting in a romantic movie. Luckily most of that can be ameliorated with Téa Leoni. Then it goes off into some uncomfortable territory. I've got to say that 'It's a Wonderful Life' never went down that road. It goes into more serious matter than a simple fable. It could have gone onto the wrong road many times, but eventually it gets on track. Although I would try a slightly different track for the ending. There's a really big piece missing from the way it ends here.