in new york and the family man dentist alan johnson ( don cheadle ) meet his former roommate and friend charlie fineman ( adam sandler ) by chance on the street . charlie become a lonely and derange man after the loss of his wife and three daughter in the tragic september 11th while alan have problem to discuss his innermost feeling with his wife . alan retie his friendship with charlie and they become close to each other . alan try to fix charlie life and send him to the psychologist angela oakhurst ( liv tyler ) and but charlie have an aggressive reaction to the treatment and be send to court . reign over me be a good drama about loss and friendship and family and loneliness . the september 11th be irrelevant to the plot while it could be a car accident and a fire or any other tragedy and as well a the sexual harassment of donna remar and play by the gorgeous saffron burrow and to alan . but the family drama work and support by the great performance of adam sandler and don cheadle . liv tyler be quite impossible to be recognize and i do not know whether she be use excessive make up to look old and but her face be weird . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent reine sobre mim ( reign over me ) .