My problem with Anger Management is not that it's another comedic misfire by Adam Sandler, but that he takes Jack Nicholson down with him. Mr. Nicholson has done excellent work in comedy in the past. But they were roles with substance; good direction, script, and supporting actors. And even his most dramatic roles seem tinged with a sardonic humor such as Jake Gittes, or the whacked-out 'Heeeres Johnny!'. Anger Management is just a piece of fluff with nothing behind it, particularly a decent script. The script seems solely designed as a series setups for Sandler and Nicholson to bask in the limelight and overact. It's unseemly.
Sandler playing Sandler was not very funny when it was fresh, but now it's getting tiresome. I can see why Sandler needed Nicholson, but I don't understand why Nicholson accepted.
Sandler playing Sandler was not very funny when it was fresh, but now it's getting tiresome. I can see why Sandler needed Nicholson, but I don't understand why Nicholson accepted.