High rise apartment, a luxury sedan, flying First class are the basic necessities of a fast lane corporate raider. Although his life is full of exquisite materialistic possessions, it still has emptiness lying somewhere in the deepest valley of his heart.
What if the same man, gets a chance to revisit everything and have a glimpse of an alternate way of life; a life he would have had if he would have not taken the corporate highway and its fast lane career. A modest life; a life with a beautiful and a kind wife, a life with kids and a pet dog, a life where he goes to sleep peacefully throughout the night, without worrying about what rate his stock is getting traded at the Japanese stock exchange.
This is exactly what the movie is all about. It gives you a glimpse to both the lives; a fast lane corporate man and a slow paced family man. It will make you ask a question of 'what if' at every corner of the movie as if life has just offered you a second chance.
The story revolves around an investment banker (Nicholas Cage) who pursuits a high flying career at the cost of a relationship with his girlfriend (Tèa Leoni). 12 years later, he meets an angel on a Christmas Eve who punishes him for being an arrogant man of believing "having everything in life". The punishment is nonetheless; to wake up a life of an ordinary man who is married to the same girl he once left in ruins for a top shot financial career. Moreover he now is also a father to two sweet little kids born out of this marriage and earns his livelihood owning a small time tyre station in New Jersey.
The movie has many humorous scenes which will keep your mood light and make you chuckle at different moments. The story will keep you glued and engaged at most of the times helping you try to solve the puzzle of life, try to make choices; Choices of waking up by a squeaking Blackberry or by a jumping dog and squeaking kids by your side.
Not disclosing any story further, I would want you to watch it by yourself and live the life of Jack Campbell once throughout the movie.
Statutory Warning: This flick may change your life and your thought process which may or may not be in your interests of your current juncture of life. I know it did for someone, and he made some good choice out of it. Most importantly, he made a choice
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