heart-wrenching and real.
There are countless movies that portray the struggle of facing one's own past, of bottling up emotions, and of searching for an authentic relationship with another person. Reign Over Me, however, stands out from the crowd in its achievements in storyline and acting. This is not a 9/11 piece, but rather a beautiful story about friendship, relationships, and the necessity of communication. As the film began, I found myself trying to analyze the lives of the characters, but as the movie progressed, it became so much more than the darkness in them. The film is more about what they come to find within themselves and how they grow to interact with others. Not to mention that Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle are fantastic actors... Sandler especially shines in a role filled with raw emotion and internal struggle. It's amazing how Mike Binder enables us to see and understand the characters on the levels at which they themselves attempt to be understood. A must-see, touching film.