Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

cari_history I am a big fan of Hallmark movies but this one was too corny and clichéd even for me. The high-powered attorney who finds out how "empty" her life really is when she is forced into an alternate reality with a hubby and kids. Instead of wearing designer shoes and living in a downtown metropolis, she magically finds joy in being a stay-at-home soccer mom that potty trains.There was no attempt at all to balance the main character's life. In short, I felt like a teenager wrote the script and that the movie was telling viewers that either a person could be unhappy and completely career focused or blissfully happy being 100% family oriented.

nicbow1978 Gave this 5 stars simply because 5 is right in the middle...as in no better, no worse than any of the other movies in the "Hallmark Holiday" genre. If you like the sappy, all wrapped up in a heartwarming, happy ending type movie, you'll probably like this one too. If you're not a big fan of these movies, this probably isn't going to change your view.It follows the same basic "story" or "message" as so many others. Sure, maybe the details differ, maybe the scenario is reversed (riches to rags vs. rags to riches, a woman vs. a man etc.). But yet.... Just another holiday movie. So, like I said in the title... If you've seen one, you've seen them all! I will say though, the acting in this one is better than a lot of others, but again, nothing extraordinary to make you want to run out and see it.

realist66 Why do they keep making these movies, this one didn't even give her one good reason to want to stay in that chaos. Plus her pleading with the crazy old bat that trapped her there, all she had to do is park the brat-mobile and walk away. I'm 44 now and I haven't seen one example that would make me consider marriage and I'm a guy, for women the nightmare is 100 times worse. What did she say, "not all women need the 2.5 kids, husband and mini-van to complete her" they don't need it and more importantly I don't know why they would want it. My nieces will never get princess gear, baby dolls, or home care toys from me, sports equipment and career training toys like erector sets.

ccomly It is a reasonable question to ask what Family Man would have been like if Nicholas Cage had played a workaholic career woman attorney instead of a male Wall Streeter. The producers of A Family Thanksgiving have answered that question. Don Cheadle has been recast as Faye Dunaway but Faye and the script make it a less entertaining part. The kids are older now while the spouse is a stranger instead of an old love. There are a couple nice twists to the Family Man plot. It is interesting to feel different emotional impact when the protagonist finding herself in various family situations is not a man as in Family Man. I was disappointed that the emotional peak of Family Man is missing due to one of the script differences--made me feel like I was watching a TV movie. Bottom line is I enjoyed it and intend to watch it again to examine more closely the emotional impact of the gender switch. But if you haven't seen either and can only see one, see Family Man.