Anger Management

If not for its great cast, Anger Management would be just another moronic Hollywood comedy that goes everywhere except where it finally ends up. The screenplay and directing are definitely not its strong points. However, the actors in both the lead and supporting roles save it and pull it out of mediocrity. It may not be the restrained and elegant entertainment that we would expect from a film starring Jack Nicholson, but it’s a very entertaining treat that we wouldn’t expect from an Adam Sandler movie. (21/07/2003)

For a Sandler film, it is surprisingly bearable, not so stupid, and even truly funny in places. The credit for this goes not to Sandler, but mainly to the great Nicholson. The attempt at a plot with a twist is awkward, but overall it is a watchable and solid unpretentious film. (31/01/2007)

As easygoing entertainment, it’s fine, but very disappointing given the stellar cast and the otherwise capable Peter Segal. I like Sandler a lot and I think he's a good actor when someone makes him act, and I adore Nicholson, he's the best actor ever for me, but things didn't quite come together here. Both are supposed to play to their standard, and they do, but the stupid script, including the creepy twist, knocks their entertaining performance into the realm of annoying self-parody (especially in Nicholson's case). What's more, there's an absence of imaginative dialogue humour, which is supplanted by silly emotional outbursts or cheesy slapstick, however excellent is the fight with the pious J.C. Reilly, for instance. It’s okay to watch once and a decent 3*. (06/10/2012)

There are great moments and great characters here, which were played absolutely perfectly. Jack Nicholson, Woody Harrelson, Luis Guzmán, and of course John Torturro are just a short list of interesting acting performances. However, the overall story doesn't work very well and in the end, it's kind of strange and hard to believe. But it's worth watching because of those characters. (26/06/2014)