Rotten
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.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Peter Segal Director
- Adam Sandler as Dave Buznik
- Jack Nicholson as Dr. Buddy Rydell
- Marisa Tomei as Linda
- Luis Guzmán as Lou
- Woody Harrelson as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
- John Turturro as Chuck
- Lynne Thigpen as Judge Brenda Daniels
- Kevin Nealon as Sam, Dave's Lawyer
- Kurt Fuller as Frank Head
- Allen Covert as Andrew
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
42%
Tomatometer
Fresh
No, it doesn't make much sense, and yes, it's irredeemably phallocentric -- but that is, perhaps, its saving grace.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
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.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Rotten
Strenuous, spottily amusing.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
This is the kind of coarse comedy where a fart serves as a punch line.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
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