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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe 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.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesAs 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.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanNicholson 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.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyWhat'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.
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinAnger 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.
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleWhat we're left with is an unfocused, rambling concept that lumbers off the ground but never really soars to the level of lunacy it could, especially at the afterthought of an ending, which is nonsensical at best.
- 50NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenUnless 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.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIsn't all bad. It isn't good, either, but it's better than it deserves to be, and if one sits and watches, the laughs do come, a few.
- 40SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekAnger Management is so almost-but-not-quite funny that it feels like one colossal gyp.
- 30Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayIt's a remarkable, if appalling, spectacle of self-abasement. But of course, that's Sandler's specialty.