Reign Over Me

B+

I don't want to detracted from recap that my esteemed colleague Jake wrote about the premise, acting, and characters in Reign Over Me, so I will try to focus more on the visual elements of the film. The film shows a part of New York that is rarely seen, the normal everyday part. Yes we do see the random shots of the Crysler Building, but most of the film takes place in Chinese restaurants, basement record stores, small music clubs, and office buildings. He lets us see New York the way most locals would regard their home, everyday and ordinary. The use of hand held digital cameras (i.e. Collateral or Miami Vice) was very skillfully used, throughout the film, usually at night. The said shots tend to mirror Sandler's character's emotions, greif, angst, and fear.