
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turn... (Full plot summary below)
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Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss.
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| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe incredibly moving post-9/11 drama Reign Over Me proves that behind the funny guy facades of former standup comedians Mike Binder and Adam Sandler are a pair of very serious talents. |
| Newark Star-LedgerLisa RoseThere are lots of things in the script that ring false, but the acting is honest, witty and soulful. Sandler's performance is perfectly believable while the weak link, surprisingly enough, is the writing. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealCheadle and Sandler bust each other's chops, share video-game controllers in a preset ritual and trade glances and phrases that hint at inside jokes developed in the study sessions, bar benders and spontaneous road trips of youth. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleMost people know Adam Sandler as a doofus clown, but surprise! He's damn good, and you'll never look at him the same way again. |
| OhmyNews.comBrian OrndorfWhile it isn't a shock to see Adam Sandler reach deep within himself to deliver an emotionally devastating performance in Reign Over Me, it's hard to watch the film fail to follow his impressive lead. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...[Charlie's] a genuinely sad, shattered man, another fallout boy in the city, Bobby Boucher grown up and hollowed out, splattered all over Manhattan. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersIn fact, [Sandler's] so good here he's Oscar-worthy, and if there were ever two words I never thought I'd utter in connection to the actor those were probably the ones. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanDespite the presence of two big stars, Reign Over Me has the feel of an indie film. It introduces characters and a concept, then assumes you will be able to read between the lines thematically. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerAlthough all the talk is about Sandler's performance, Cheadle's is every bit as good. He has a much tougher job, playing straight man to Sandler's semicraziness. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowIt's a courageous, moving, organically funny picture. |