Review of Reign Over Me (2007) by Carmen C — 05 Jan 2011

It is a lonely experience. No-one can relieve a person's burden but friendship can be a catalyst for healing.

This review of Reign Over Me (2007) was written by Carmen C on 05 Jan 2011.

Reign Over Me has generally received positive reviews.

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By Leong C (520) on 14 Sep 2015

A wonderful flick about lost, friendship, family..... fantastic performance by Sandler…

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By Joshua M (939) on 06 Dec 2018

Sandler was excellent, not used to seeing him play a serious role and I was pleasantly surprised by his performance…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 22 Apr 2015

Veering between sentimentality and exploitation with a few misguided stops at raunchy sex farce, Reign Over Me never finds a tone to suit its purpose…

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By Robert B (2,055) on 02 Oct 2015

I'm generally not a fan of movies about grief, simply because the plot moves soooooo slowly...but this one was good…

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By Jacob B (1,524) on 25 May 2015

Great performances by Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle with great directing and story…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 17 Apr 2017

A triumph for Cheadle and Sandler, whose performances strew the seeds of regeneration…

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By Dallas S (76) on 11 Mar 2015

As much as 9/11 is harped on, this is a pretty great movie…

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By Epicladysponge (1,102) on 04 Apr 2016

Adam Sandler at his finest…

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I love Adam Sandler when he's serious. This movie was sad, but had humor that I thought about for a long time…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 18 May 2016

This is not a simple, uplifting tale. It's never clear whether Charlie will fully recover, and that sense of realism is the film's strength…

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