An average movie

Even though I don’t really care about Adam Sandler, since I’m a huge fan of Jack Nicholson, I still wanted to check this flick. I have to admit that it was a pretty cool idea to make a flick about a subject such as anger management with Jack Nicholson as therapist, that was a brilliant start. Unfortunately, even though most of Sandler’s movies start up with a good, or at least, a decent idea, the execution is a totally different matter, I’m afraid. At least, this time, I enjoyed most of it, which is not something I can say about all the Sandler vehicles. Indeed, there was a pretty cool cast (Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, January Jones, John Turturro, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly) and there were some funny scenes, definitely. It was above all pretty neat to see the great Jack Nicholson in such a wacky comedy. Unfortunately, like any other feature starring Adam Sandler, there is here a total lack of ambition or even interest to lift up the whole thing to something better, more challenging, and instead it usually goes for the cheap laughs throughout the whole thing. Still, I have to admit, it is one of the better Sandler flicks I have seen, it is a decent comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10