greeting again from the darkness . how rare it be for a film to examine the lost soul of men in pain . adam sandler star a charlie and a man who lose his family in the 9/11 tragedy and and have since lose his career and his reason to live and arguably and his sanity . don cheadle co star a sandler former dental school roommate who appear to have the perfect life ( that sandler apparently have prior to 9/11 ) . of course the parallel in these men life be obvious and but it be actually refresh to see men feeling on display in a movie . feeling other than lust and revenge and that be . watch how they actually help each other by just be there be painful and heartfelt . writer or director mike binder ( the upside of anger and and sandler accountant in this film ) really bring a different look and feel to the film . some of the scene do not work as well a others and but overall it be well write and solidly direct . sandler and cheadle be both excellent . sandler character remind a bit of his fine performance in punch drunk love and but here he bring much more depth . cheadle be always fine and do a nice job of express the burden he carry . just by watch him work a jigsaw puzzle . support work be excellent by jada pinkett smith ( a cheadle wife ) and liv tyler ( a a very patient psychiatrist ) and saffron burrow ( in an oddly appealing role ) and donald sutherland a an irritated judge and melinda dillon and robert klein a sandler in law . the film really touch on how the tragic event of that day affect one man so deeply that he be basically ruin . in addition to the interesting story and some great shot of nyc and you have to love any film that feature vocal from chrissy hynde and bruce springsteen and roger daltrey . as well a eddie vedder impersonate daltrey . not exactly a chipper upbeat film and but it be a quality film with an unusual story .