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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 02 Sep 2011

The incredibly moving post-9/11 drama Reign Over Me proves that behind the funny guy facades of former standup comedians Mike Binder and Adam…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 10 Nov 2010

Sandler, whose mop of curls makes him look like a 40-ish Bob Dylan, acts up a satisfying storm…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 15 Sep 2010

Reign works better much better than Upside because of the cast and because Sandler and Cheadle together keep it lighter…

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By Ruthe Stein (335) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Jul 2010

As moving as some parts are, it's muddled by a script that tries to pack in too much. There's sufficient material for a couple of films and a sitcom…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 03 May 2010

At its heart a simple story about friendship and loss, carried over with enough genuine feeling to excuse its uncertain footing…

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By Scott Foundas (913) for Village Voice (8,525) on 12 Feb 2010

If Binder has a considerably heavier hand when it comes to metaphor, his movie nevertheless remains buoyant because the feelings in it are…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 26 Aug 2009

Mike Binder, a director of TV-sized smarm, continues to dismantle his own best effects…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 22 Aug 2009

Reign Over Me uses the rhythms and moods of comedy to explore, and also to contain, overpowering feelings of loss, anger and hurt…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Jun 2009

Binder has set a difficult bar -- to make a funny, sad, original movie about the healing power of not necessarily healing -- and he just manages…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Sep 2008

Though the pain of this 9/11 story doesn't pierce as deeply as it should, the laughs are consistently humane…

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By Heather Huntington (72) for ReelzChannel.com (132) on 25 Aug 2008

A personal drama made accessible by Binder's unusual touch…

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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 15 Jun 2008

It's a gripping and very sad glimpse at grief and it's lasting effects on us when we truly lose something we cherish…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Jan 2008

It's not exactly a surprise the makers of Reign Over Me feel compelled to manufacture a happy ending for a story that really has none. Pity…

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By Brian Webster (658) for Apollo Guide (1,430) on 15 Oct 2007

Like the characters populating it, this film leaves us with a sense that something is missing, but it's still smart, compelling, offbeat, and…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 13 Jul 2007

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…

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By Stax (77) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 24 Jun 2007

Performances by Sandler and Cheadle give the film enough of what it needs in order to recommend it…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 27 Apr 2007

This is a rather glossy confection, extremely well performed, in which everyone's problems are perfectly resolved…

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By Ian Johns (5) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 19 Apr 2007

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…

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By Jamie Russell (254) for Film4 (1,522) on 19 Apr 2007

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…

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By Marty Mapes (591) for Movie Habit (892) on 18 Apr 2007

Has a good heart, and does some things very well, but may bore passive audiences…

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