Anger Management (2003)
Storyline
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.
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Cast
Kurt Fuller, Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, John McEnroe, Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, January Jones, Kevin Nealon, Krista Allen, John C. Reilly, Jonathan Loughran, Paul Renteria, Luis Guzmán, Zack Abramowitz, Conrad Goode, Kevin Dunigan, Derek Jeter, Lynne Thigpen, Gina Gallego, Nancy Carell, Rudolph Giuliani, Lori Heuring, Dawn Drake
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Reviews
83
Entertainment Weekly
The two XXL personalities are in fit, fighting form in a comedy as bracing and furiously right for the moment as it is broad and huggable.
70
Chicago Reader
As a comedy duo Nicholson and Sandler pose no threat to the legacy of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, in part because Sandler is so outclassed, but mostly because everyone involved is playing it safe.
63
Charlotte Observer
Nicholson operates in full-bore demonic mode in Anger Management, eclipsing gentle star Adam Sandler and satisfying everybody who's been waiting for Hollywood's Wild Man to cut loose once more.
50
Dallas Observer
What's most astonishing is that a film populated by two madmen can grow so wearying and dull; the movie crawls toward its climax, which is so barmy it's almost surreal.
50
Slate
Anger Management is bearable up to its protracted climax, set in Yankee Stadium, which gets my vote for the most excruciating wind-up of any comedy, ever.
