reign over me ( 2007 ) adam sandler and don cheadle and jada pinkett smith and liv tyler and saffron burrow and donald sutherland and robert klein and melinda dillon and mike binder and jonathan bank and rae allen and paula newsome . at time affect and at time middle dramedy about a thoroughly depress man who lose his family on 9/11 ( sandler in his best role since punch drunk love ) who wind up re unite with his old college roommate and friend ( cheadle continue to do impressive work with every role to date ) and a well to do dentist who seem to have it all family and wealth and happiness but really see an ally in freedom with his troubled friend own personal life offering . write and direct by binder ( who co star a sandler former best friend and act accountant ) with equal part humor and genuine heartache the film work best when the two star share the screen until the last act fall into an almost movie of the week treacle with to tidy a solution to the matter at hand .