Reign over me will be coming out in movie theaters tomorrow (Friday) in the United States. Some countries will have to wait longer for the movie release.

I think this movie is pretty simple and is a very touching look at two things — Loss and Friendship.

Movie Plot Outline

Former college roommates Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) and Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) meet up again by chance on a Manhattan street corner. Five years after losing his family on 9/11, Charlie once a successful dentist has retreated from his life, and Alan is stunned to see the changes in his formerly gregarious friend.

At the same time, Alan who should be enjoying his beautiful wife, children and career is overwhelmed by his responsibilities. Their rekindled relationship becomes a lifeline for the two men, who are both in need of a trusted friend at this pivotal moment in their lives.

Reign Over Me Movie Trailer

Reviews

I too just came back from a screening — I just met Adam, Don and Mike. I enjoyed it. It was a slice of life. Funny yet sad, crazy yet perfectly sane.

Mike has an interesting way of directing. The soundtrack was amazing. There were elements of the irony of life.

As Mike said, it is all about communication and it does a wonderful job at that.

I have always like Adam in “serious” roles, and I think that his performance was at his best. Don, as always brought a lot of insight to the character an what the character “feels”(via IMDB)

It is thus with a degree of amazement that I find myself nominating “Reign Over Me,” written and directed by Mike Binder, as a movie that might be worth your time.(New Yorker)

The friendship between these two (Charlie and Alan) is the heart of the film. Eventually we realize that Alan may never be able to heal Charlie, but he might be enough of a fixture in his life to help him make it through each day.

For Charlie, that may be as good as it gets. “Reign Over Me” is honest enough not to deliver that climactic, “breakthrough” moment.

Instead, it touches on the possibility of little breakthroughs, and sometimes follows them up with major setbacks. In other words, the movie shies away from the timeline of TV therapy in favor of the rhythm of real life. — Josh Larsen