Stars: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Luis Guzman, Marisa Tomei, Alan Covert, Kurt Fuller, Lynn Thigpen, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight

Director: James L. Brooks

Summary: A box set featuring 'Anger Management' Dave Buznick, a usually calm and collected man suffers from a bout of air rage and finds himself in court. He is sentenced by the judge to undergo anger management therapy and that brings him into contact with therapist Dr Buddy Rydell... and 'As Good As It Gets' Melvin Udall is a novelist who delights in his own ability to offend, repulse, affront and wound - not minding who he upsets in the process. It takes waitress Carol Connelly and the unexpected act of kindness of babysitting a neighbour's dog to put him back on track...

In his older years, Jack Nicholson did not exactly choose a life of obscurity, but made some excellent career moves that has maintained his status as leading actor and showed he was hungry for more nuanced performances. Both these films, ANGER MANAGEMENT and AS GOOD AS IT GETS, a duo of films that celebrate humanity, demonstrate Nicholson's mastery over complex, crotchety, neurotic or otherwise imperfect people. A brilliant, refreshing combination that shows us modern life as it actually is, not necessarily sugar-coated for Hollywood. See individual titles for greater detail.

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The irresistible pairing of Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler is the best reason to see Anger Management, a comedy that might have been subtitled "The Funny and the Furious". Nicholson and especially Sandler have screen personas that partially rely on pent-up anxieties, so there's definite potential in teaming them as a mild-mannered designer of pet clothing for chubby cats (Sandler) who's been ordered to undergo anger management therapy with a zany counsellor (Nicholson) prone to occasional tantrums and devious manipulation. Surely this meandering comedy looked better on the page; director Peter Segal scores a few lucky scenes (particularly Sandler's encounter with a Buddhist monk, played by John C Reilly), but a flood of cameos (Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Rudolph Giuliani, and others) can't match the number of laughs that fall flat. As Sandler's understanding girlfriend, Marisa Tomei plays a pivotal role in a happy ending that leaves everyone smiling, with the possible exception of the audience. --Jeff Shannon

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentaries, Featurettes, Theatrical Trailers
Year:	2003
Release Date:	November 17, 2003
Runtime:	250 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R P 1273
Keywords:	Comedy, Two, Box, General, Good, Set, Anger, Gets, Management, Discs
Genre:	Comedy