Perfetto esempio di prodotto di Hollywood diretto e prodotto con l'unico obiettivo di strappare qualche lacrima e lasciare un messaggio di redenzione e di valori. Tutti gli argomenti sono trattati in maniera dozzinale; dalla malattia al lavoro, con l'unico obiettivo di lasciare lo schermo a Gerald Butler e al suo talento. Complessivamente non si può dire che il film sia inguardabile ma allo stesso tempo sembra tutta una lenta attesa verso il prevedibilissimo lieto fine che arriva puntuale e melenso come da attese. Più adatto a chi ha poche pretese al di fuori del dramma da lacrima facile.

I was a headhunter for 30 years. I worked my way up from a desk to partner But breaking away to start my own small firm allowed me to work and live like the Gerard Butler headhunter at the end of the movie. Amazingly accurate portrayal of the details of the profession. Beautiful sympathetic portrayal of Chicago,s miracle Mile, and their historic buildings. Great story of how difficult AND rewarding family life is. Classic portrayal of --Every family has challenges but you only have one family. What goes around comes around. Anazingly believable actors. We need more movies like this. Uplifting after a struggle!

Great message about family values

Very good movie and it will take you on an emotional roller coaster. I watched this with my wife and it definitely is a must see. You will not regret watching it!

Bad in every sense of the word. Butler can be appealing, but this was so mishandled that it effectively became a very bad Lifetime movie.

I was so happy for Lou ! 3.4

Gerard Butler is a likable actor, but that is not enough to overcome the fact that the main character is just a jerk who is willing to profit off of actively sabotaging others, over and over again. The redemption story is too little too late.

Syrupy, melodramatic tripe that should've been a Hallmark movie.

Provokes some emotion and watchable but formulaic, overly sentimental, and riddled with scumbag characters. The plot was nothing new, there were unnecessary scenes, the headhunting/company bits felt ridiculous, and the miraculous recovery came across as unlikely. The main character was disrespectful and unlikeable in way that can't be forgiven over the character arc, so I have no idea what the wife and kids saw in him. Then the kid seemed a little too interested in facts about buildings for his age, the wife couldn't manage to stop herself swearing at some school children, and the employees at the company were nearly as bad as the main character. The pacing could have been better as portions did feel repetitious, the acting was average at best, and the soundtrack was unnoticeable, but the cinematography, visual effects, sets/props/costumes were all fine.

I thought it was ok overall as the story was nice and had some touching moments, but the delivery seemed off at times.

Absolutely terrible. The only thing worse than the writing is the hideous acting by Gerard Butler.

The film is predictable from the beginning, we know what the protagonist will do from beginning to end, but this gives us the opportunity to see another acting side of Gerard Butler. The movie is not a hodgepodge impossible to see. It is simply a formula that we have seen several times.

When a movie gets a 13% critics rating and a 60% audience rating I would trust the latter. Maybe that should read as a 13% cynics rating and a 60% film-lovers rating. This could easily have turned out as an excruciating child cancer 온라인카지노추천 movie of the week but to its credit the opportunities for over sentimentalizing the story are handled with craft and sensitivity. A lot of this is due to the quality of the acting. Gerard Butler has never been better and Gretchen Mol's character is as finely tuned and perfectly realized as any Oscar nominated performance. The children's performances are also pitch perfect. Mark Williams is a director than can bring out the best in his actors. It may be cliched and predictable but it is also very engaging, heartwarming and poignant.

Really enjoyed this movie.

Is a film that has its problems, but it is totally inspiring and manages to hold the viewer's attention

The movie was well worth watching you can relate to the struggles of parents having to choose between work and family.

As a headhunter and a family man and a admirer of Downtown Chicago I thought it was excellent. Butler was great and Molina stole the show as a 59 year old in today's corporate America. Defoe Brie and Butler where outstanding as medium size company headhunters and Butlers small business man headhunter at the end spot on. Butlers family were a stellar supporting cast.The Dr was wonderful. Great movie.

Not too impressed by this movie. It was dragging out.

I feel like this movie was too scared to really get into the deep, which made it less emotional than I thought it would be. Because of the lack of debt, this movie didn't move me as much as I thought it would. But I enjoyed it nonetheless. It kind of felt like a laidback drama. Which seeing the topic of the movie, shouldn't have been. It worked though. You don't really get to know the characters on a personal level, which is unfortunate, but it wasn't a real dealbreaker for me personally. This movie is a beautiful story that didn't get the chance to show it's full potential. If you're into these kinds of movies I really recommend you to watch it. If you aren't into it and you decide not to watch it, you're not really missing much.

A family man features a decent cast, decent story and it’s a very sentimental film. Unfortunately, the movie is not really marketed correctly the front of the box looks like a thriller but in reality it’s a tearjerker drama. The movie is full of clichés with a predictable plot and a few surprises. The movie also runs a little too long and gets boring in places. It’s OK to watch but there’s nothing here you haven’t already seen before.