Reign Over Me (2007)
Storyline
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Directors
Cast
Donald Sutherland, Adam Sandler, B. J. Novak, Mike Binder, Denise Dowse, Saffron Burrows, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler, John de Lancie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon, Jonathan Banks, Rae Allen, Paula Newsome, Paul Butler, Camille LaChe Smith, Imani Hakim, Anthony Chisholm, Jessica Golden, Ted Raimi, Harris Peet, Molly Binder, Tommy Nohilly, Robert Harvey, Nick Taylor, M.D. Walton, Chad Brigockas, Elizabeth Andrews, Neal Young, Lela Loren
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Reviews
90
Village Voice
If Binder has a considerably heavier hand when it comes to metaphor, his movie nevertheless remains buoyant because the feelings in it are immutable, and because Sandler has never before held the screen with greater intensity.
80
It doesn't exploit our emotions about Sept. 11; it simply tells a story that exists because of what happened that day -- one that should resonate with a wide, appreciative audience.
80
Variety
Sandler (never making a false step while maneuvering though vertiginous mood swings) and Cheadle (deftly commingling instinctive decency with quiet desperation) are individually excellent, and bring out the best in each other. And the picture itself transcends its real but relatively minor flaws to score a satisfyingly potent impact.
75
Premiere
A thoughtful, involving and sometimes moving film that almost (and I do mean almost) justifies its use of 9/11 as a dramatic device.
75
Chicago Tribune
Reign works better much better than "Upside" because of the cast and because Sandler and Cheadle together keep it lighter. It's an easy film to watch, but less easy to be moved by.
