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Anger Management (2003)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:18

Rotten:20

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: There are funny moments in this one-joke movie. Unfortunately, there are not enough of them.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] on appeal for crude sexual content and language

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 11, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $133,756,285

Synopsis: In Revolution Studios’ riotous new comedy Anger Management, Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson star as patient and therapist, though at times it’s hard to tell which one is which. After a... In Revolution Studios’ riotous new comedy Anger Management, Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson star as patient and therapist, though at times it’s hard to tell which one is which. After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane that escalates out of control, the mild-mannered Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is ordered by Judge Daniels (Lynne Thigpen) to attend anger management sessions run by Doctor Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), which are filled with highly eccentric and volatile men and women. Buddy’s unorthodox approach to therapy is confrontational and abrasive and Dave is bewildered by it. Then, after yet another mishap, Judge Daniels orders Dave to step up his therapy or wind up in jail. So, Buddy moves in with Dave to help him battle his inner demons. Buddy himself has no inner demons since he acts out at every opportunity and that includes making lewd comments about Dave’s girlfriend Linda (Marisa Tomei) and goading Dave into confronting every slight, past or present, head-on. But Buddy finally goes too far and Dave must decide whether to crawl back into his shell or stand up for himself. Could it be that Buddy’s confounding and contradictory treatment is just what the doctor ordered? Anger Management is scheduled for release nationwide April 11, 2003. Revolution Studios Presents A Happy Madison Production Anger Management, a Columbia Pictures release starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. The co-stars are Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzman and Lynne Thigpen, with Woody Harrelson and John Turturro. The director is Peter Segal. The film is written by David Dorfman. The producers are Jack Giarraputo and Barry Bernardi. The executive producers are Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Tim Herlihy, Todd Garner and John Jacobs. The director of photography is Donald M. McAlpine, ACS, ASC. The editor is Jeff Gourson. The production designer is Alan Au. The music supervision is by Michael Dilbeck. The music is by Teddy Castellucci. The costumes are by Ellen Lutter. Anger Management is rated PG-13 for crude sexual content and language. [More]

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Allen Covert, Kevin Nealon, Lynne Thigpen, Krista Allen, January Jones, Jonathan Loughran, Kurt Fuller, John C. Reilly, Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Harry Dean Stanton

Director: Peter Segal

Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: David Dorfman
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Unless you're 15 at heart, you may need anger management yourself after sitting through this aggressively crass comedy, which alternates between mean-spirited slapstick and arbitrary uplift.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
11/01/07
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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Has hell frozen over? Not only is Jack Nicholson starring in a buddy movie alongside Adam Sandler, but of the two, Sandler's low-key approach is preferable.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
05/02/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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This is the kind of coarse comedy where a fart serves as a punch line.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
04/20/03
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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Even a longtime Adamophobe has to admit that Sandler is an agreeable presence here, and that the film has some funny filigree work to offset the oppressive schematics.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
04/16/03
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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Embarrassed and clueless, Mr. Nicholson is clearly slumming. As a goopy, doofus pet-clothes designer whose only talent is nostril-wiggling, Mr. Sandler comes closer to playing his real self.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/15/03
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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The free-associational lurch of the enigmatic Nicholson 12-step program is set to a familiar backbeat of juvenile gross-out and homosexual panic; what's truly illogical is the blithe conflation of anger management and assertiveness training.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/15/03
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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[A] disaster from the start.

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04/14/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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A couple of brakes-off set pieces to the side, the antics here are strained, graceless and tiresomely crude, the sorts of things audiences feel they're supposed to laugh at rather than well-developed situations that generate genuine amusement.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/11/03
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Flimsy follow-through or not, the teaming still works, and so, at times, does the premise.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
04/11/03
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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The promise of Anger Management lasts for all of about 15 minutes.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/11/03
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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A comedy that doesn't call for a review so much as a prospectus.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/11/03
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Has its moments.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
04/11/03
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Unpredictably funny.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/11/03
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A one-joke movie that milks its central conceit long after there's nothing left.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
04/11/03
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Folks who loved Punch-Drunk Love won't care much for Anger Management, but cameo appearances by a host of famous names occur frequently enough that we're forced to stay alert, if only to catch them.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
04/11/03
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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Anger Management plays the same tune too much of the time to live up to its potential. Still, it's good for a giggle.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
04/11/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Anger Management is not going to go down in history as a comedy classic, but it should generate great box office numbers and its broad approach will appeal to Sandler's loyal fan base.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
04/11/03
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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A stoopid movie, front-loaded with infantile shtick.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/11/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Sandler's blank, doughy countenance seems duller than ever.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/11/03
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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While it includes some funny scenes, one senses that the Nicholson-Sandler pairing could have achieved much more.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
04/11/03
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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