It sounds like a great teaming - Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson performing together for the first time in a comedy. But don't get too excited: what follows is a mildly amusing but somewhat uneven movie.

It's a far cry from their previous, separate performances in Punch-Drunk Love and About Schmidt, as Sandler and Nicholson opt for lighter fare playing a guy in need of angry therapy and the crazed lunatic attempting to cure him.

Dave Buznik (Sandler) is a mild-mannered, non-confrontational guy. But after a series of misunderstandings on board a plane, he is remanded into the care of famed anger management therapist, Dr Buddy Rydell (Nicholson).

Buddy introduces Dave to a therapy group where his classmates are a bunch of violent maniacs, and it soon becomes clear that Buddy has quite an explosive temper and could probably use some anger management himself.

His unconventional therapy includes moving in with Dave to maximise the effectiveness of his treatment, turning his life upside-down and forcing him into confrontation with just about everyone.

Buddy antagonises Dave at every available moment by giving him advice like: "Temper is the one thing you can't get rid of by losing it."

Although there are times when the gags fail, there are also plenty of moments when you'll find yourself laughing away - like the scene where Buddy tries to calm Dave by forcing him to sing "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story.

The film is filled with cameos with a surprise appearance in nearly every scene. Watch out for the likes of Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, John C Reilly, former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliano and John McEnroe.

The therapy sessions are hilarious featuring a very gay Luis Guzman wearing a cropped T-shirt with his stomach hanging out, and an extremely violent and unpredictable John Turturro who becomes Dave's 'anger buddy'.

The script is at times weak, and it's a shame the film needs to include a schmaltzy romantic sub-plot with Marisa Tomei as Dave's girlfriend.

Nevertheless the movie does deliver laughs and is, overall, pretty good fun. At just under two hours it drags on a bit, but it's an easy watch and Sandler fans will no doubt enjoy his latest comedy effort.

Dalia Levy