I am not an Adam Sandler fan so I went with to the preview with great trepidation. It was much better than I thought it would be. There is no question that time is getting short when Cheadle will finally get an Oscar. He is really a terrific actor. This is a movie where race does not matter and we need more like it. Cheadle's character could as easily been white as black and Sandler's character could have been any race. It is a pleasure to see a film where the audience is not bludgeoned to death with race or where it is obvious that it would not work without the race card being played. The film does have it's tedious moments - it could have just as easily wrapped itself up on 90 minutes as in 124 minutes. And the story telling is a little ragged. Also some heavy hitter stars have virtually cameo roles such as Donald Sutherland and they don't get their time on screen until you have forgotten they may have been the reason you bought the ticket in the first place. I wouldn't say it is Must See as with Will Smith in Happiness but it is certainly an Ought to See.
Review of Reign Over Me
