Movies about male friends tend to be of the a.) sophomoric toilet humor variety or b.) buddy movies about men forced to be together by virtue of the job or the insert your silly circumstance here. It is a rare thing indeed to watch a film devoted to the concept that even a real man can need a friend... in the 'traditionally left to the girlfriends' sense of someone to talk to as well as hang out with. It is also the rare film that allows men to have emotions... I mean other than the seven deadly sins. (Anger, lust, greed, pride, yup... those are all approved for the guys. Just skip the mushy stuff.)In this lovely little film, Alan (Don Cheadle) is all overachiever and full of the angst of the perfect life - successful business, beautiful clingy wife, gorgeous kids - when he bumps into his college bud Charlie (Adam Sandler.) Charlie's a mess having lost his family on 9-11 and is living on the edge. By reconnecting with each other, both men find something they've lost along the way.
With an unexpected supporting cast (Liv Tyler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donald Sutherland) Reign manages to only seem a trifle contrived and Mike Binder threw in some humor to lighten the load. And both of the guys handle the mushy stuff masterfully. There's also the value added glimpse into the world of post traumatic stress, unfortunately common these days. Check out the website here.
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