Review of Reign Over Me (2007) by Geoffrey H — 25 Dec 2012

Bautiful. Sandler does a great job and Cheadle does a great job of being an imperfect good guy. Touching.

This review of Reign Over Me (2007) was written by Geoffrey H on 25 Dec 2012.

Reign Over Me has generally received positive reviews.

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