Fans of Adam Sandler who felt the former Saturday Night Live star was restrained in last years Punch-drunk Love will be happy to know that the Sandler formula they know and love is back in Anger Management. While the old Sandler is back, it doesnt mean that he has completely shed the arthouse influence, as the comedian hooks up with perhaps the most unlikely co-star imaginable Jack Nicholson.The film does manage to get a lot of mileage out of the star power duo, even if it doesnt quite have the snap of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore or the depth of Punch-drunk. Still, this comedy chugs along amiably enough that its hard not to at least appreciate the attempt.Sandler plays Dave Buznik, a low-level ad executive who is sentenced to anger management classes after a in-flight mishap with a stewardess. Buznik is assigned to Dr. Buddy Rydell (Nicholson), an eccentric therapist with an even more eccentric group of patients.When the initial session doesnt go as planned, Rydell decides that the best way to cure Buznik is to move in with him and follow him on his daily routines. The court agrees, forcing Buznik to spend 30 days with Rydell or risk a one-year prison term.Soon Rydell is messing up everything in Buznuks life, from his girlfriend (Marisa Tomei) to his browbeating boss (Kurt Fuller).Anger Management takes its time letting the material unfold. First-time screenwriter David Dorfman delivers a script that seems much more confident than you would expect from a first-time writer, although the screenplay does have its flaws. The romance between Sandler and Tomei is OK, but once Nicholson enters the picture, its obvious that Dorfman has painted himself into a corner, resulting in a somewhat cheesy and sappy wrap-up. Director Peter Segal (The Nutty Professor II and Tommy Boy) does manage to divert that flaw somewhat with a rather formulaic-ly paced film, sprinkled with some very funny cameos. Any film clever enough to have cameos from three Boogie Nights stars Luis Guzman, Heather Graham and John C. Reilly cant be all bad. Yet that trio is just the beginning. Anger Management also throws in Woody Harrelson in drag, John Turturro and three cameos by well-known sports figures, which only enhances the films quirkiness. But the film works mainly because of Sandler and Nicholson. Ill admit that Sandler has tickled my funny bone on more than one occasion (Ill even admit that I liked Little Nicky), and I think Nicholson is interesting even when the material is bottom of the barrel. If you share a similar affection for either actor, Anger Management should suit you just fine. Sportswriter/movie reviewer Micheal Comptom is mad, and hes not gonna take it any more! If youre mad too  even if its about his reviews drop him a line at mcompton@bgdailynews.com.Anger ManagementStarring: Adam Sandler, Jack NicholsonDirector: Peter SegalRating: PG-13 for crude sexual content and languagePlaying at: Greenwood 6Grade: B-