This is a rather glossy confection, extremely well performed, in which everyone's problems are perfectly resolved.
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04/28/07
Reign Over Me (2007)
64 %
Reviews Counted: 143 Fresh: 91 Rotten:52 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Consensus:
Reign Over Me is a charming, affecting tale of friendship and loss, with solid performances from top to bottom.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Theatrical Release: 20-04-2007
Synopsis: Demonstrating the same understanding of the complexities of human relationships that characterized his 2006 film, THE UPSIDE OF ANGER, and his short-lived HBO series, THE MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN, writer/director Mike Binder once again taps into the same fertile ground in this story of one... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows
Director: Mike Binder
Screenwriter: Mike Binder
Producer: Jack Binder, Michael Rotenberg
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Screenwriter: Mike Binder
Producer: Jack Binder, Michael Rotenberg
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Reviews
This film manages to be not just bearable, but on occasion actually quite affecting.
04/20/07
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Without Sandler, Reign Over Me would be a gloopy, post-9/11 love-in, making cavalier use of a fine but helpless cast.
04/20/07
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It’s as if 9/11 was simply coopted to bring an extra weight to a script that couldn’t be trusted to deliver on its own.
04/20/07
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A self-indulgent addition to American cinema's post-9/11 cinema, Reign Over Me sees Sandler over-reaching himself in a straight-faced role.
04/20/07
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Cheadle’s finest hour and proof that Sandler can act. Funny, sad and flawed — like its characters.
04/20/07
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Director Mike Binder has twigged on to the fact that if you root Sandler’s genially churlish moron act into a more sober foundation, a vulnerable, believable and even lovable character can begin to emerge.
04/19/07
Top Critic
Emotionally engaging, superbly acted drama with a terrific script and impressive direction from writer-director Mike Binder.
04/19/07
Top Critic
It feels a little undisciplined at times ... but it's bracingly provocative.
04/04/07
It's a gripping and very sad glimpse at grief and it's lasting effects on us when we truly lose something we cherish...
06/16/08
Reign Over Me is not morose or depressing, there's a whole lot of joy in this film.
05/25/08
The main problem is Reign Over Me always skirts around the issue instead of tackling it head on. Depression and loss are hell, and hopefully friends can be there to bring you out of it.
03/03/08
Like the characters populating it, this film leaves us with a sense that something is missing, but it's still smart, compelling, offbeat, and worth seeing.
10/16/07
Has its heart in the right place, and its message that everyone should be able to grieve in their own time is admirable, but Mr. Binder doesn't have enough to say to sustain the film's running time.
07/14/07
Performances by Sandler and Cheadle give the film enough of what it needs in order to recommend it.
06/25/07
Has a good heart, and does some things very well, but may bore passive audiences
04/19/07
Successful until the rusty workings of its story gears start to show.
04/12/07
Builds up a nice head of steam...as a warm and quirky comedy of men trying to be men in a post-feminist world...also succumbs to niggling artificialities that drain the story of credibility and genuine heft.
04/06/07
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