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Reign Over Me Reviews

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Sandler (never making a false step while maneuvering though vertiginous mood swings) and Cheadle (deftly commingling instinctive decency with quiet desperation) are individually excellent, and bring out the best in each other. And the picture itself transcends its real but relatively minor flaws to score a satisfyingly potent impact.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  It doesn't exploit our emotions about Sept. 11; it simply tells a story that exists because of what happened that day -- one that should resonate with a wide, appreciative audience.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  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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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  A strange, black-and-blue therapeutic drama equally mottled with likable good intentions and agitating clumsiness.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  Movies about male friendship are often trivialized with the "buddy" tag, but this one resonates beyond that.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Reign Over Me uses the rhythms and moods of comedy to explore, and also to contain, overpowering feelings of loss, anger and hurt. And like that earlier movie ("The Upside of Anger"), this one is maddeningly uneven.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  This is not a simple picture. It's serious, disarmingly funny at times and certainly ambitious, yet diminished by some of the traits that have made the standard Sandler characters so popular.

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