This film approaches the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of a single individual's emotional and physical experiences. Adam Sandler, as rightly suggested by many other reviewers here, gives the performance of a lifetime here, as good as any best actor winner has performed, during his flawless 2 hours. The growing friendship between Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) and Charlie Fineman (Sandler) is never exaggerated or made unrealistic, instead true and convincing all the way. The psychological issues faced by Fineman are staggeringly conveyed to the audience via the sheer acting talent of Adam Sandler, making the audience feel sorrow when he feels it, laugh when he creates comedy and a constant longing for him to be happy. This journey into Charlie's life is refreshing, not merely for himself, but for Alan Johnson himself, who comes to realise what's important in his life too, thus discovering himself through Charlie. The priceless humour in this film comes from one of Johnson's patients, and… more »

This film approaches the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of a single individual's emotional and physical experiences. Adam Sandler, as rightly suggested by many other reviewers here, gives the performance of a lifetime here, as good as any best actor winner has performed, during his flawless 2 hours. The growing friendship between Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) and Charlie Fineman (Sandler) is never exaggerated or made unrealistic, instead true and convincing all the way. The psychological issues faced by Fineman are staggeringly conveyed to the audience via the sheer acting talent of Adam Sandler, making the audience feel sorrow when he feels it, laugh when he creates comedy and a constant longing for him to be happy. This journey into Charlie's life is refreshing, not merely for himself, but for Alan Johnson himself, who comes to realise what's important in his life too, thus discovering himself through Charlie. The priceless humour in this film comes from one of Johnson's patients, and with an all star cast including the excellent Liv Tyler and even a good cameo from Donald Sutherland, Reign Over Me ranks as one of my favourite films of all time after witnessing this powerful movie.