Stephen King absolutely hates a Jack Nicholson movie

Stephen King is a stubborn fellow. Wander the fantasy aisles of your local bookstore and scan the covers of recent novels, and you probably won’t have to search long to find one bearing the praise of Stephen King — which is poignant because, in this age of distraction, it’s nice. To see one of the world’s most prominent authors urging people to lose themselves in a book.

The King isn’t always a ray of sunshine though. He is famous for his hatred of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” film adaptationAnd he did not back away from other cinematic interpretations of his novels. (Once, while screening the 1984 film version of “Firestarter,” in an interview with… American movieHe took aim at David Keith, who had, according to the writer’s wife, ‘stupid eyes.'” And when Entertainment Weekly began giving King’s column space in its print pages in the mid-2000s to talk and talk about all things pop culture , was relentless in his hatred of the latest music of Joel, Beyoncé and Celine Dion, while also emptying both barrels of prestige films like “Antwone Fisher” and “The Life of David Gale.”

Interestingly, he once used his platform to rip a Jack Nicholson movie It wasn’t “Shining.” Was it an incongruous takedown of such revered classics as “Five Easy Pieces” or “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?” King may be a harsh critic, but he’s not Which Wild. No, he was loaded onto a completely innocuous film that deserved neither praise nor censure.

“Anger management” is Adam Sandler’s comedy is in the middle of the pack Which contains a brilliantly absurd gag (a cat reacts to the bulging trousers size of Allen Covert’s penis), and one of the most bizarre star-studded casts (unexpected appearances from the likes of Clint Black, Woody Harrelson, Heather Graham, Bobby Knight, Derek Jeter and Rudy Giuliani). The plot isn’t much of a jolt — Sandler plays an abused corporate drone whose jet-setting outburst inspires a judge to give him around-the-clock care by an unconventional therapist — but it’s more notable than, say, a “flick” because of its presence. To Jack Nicholson, as the therapist said.

This is the film’s biggest problem. Expect more pairing between Sandler and Nicholson. What also doesn’t help is the fact that Sandler plays a less nuanced version of his character from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love. However, King was expecting more from “Anger Management,” and made his displeasure known to EW. Here is what he wrote:

“I didn’t like Anger Management, another in a long line of stupid, half-baked comedies. Yes, Adam Sandler is a funny guy. Yes, Jack Nicholson is a good actor and a funny guy. But you have to deserve it every time. Out.” , here are two men walking with no way out bold enough to tell them it’s time to wake up and earn a paycheck.

I feel like Sandler and Nicholson were really into the movie, and I definitely think the almighty Peter Segal made the best possible version of this movie. The problem was David S. Dorfman’s uninspired script, which couldn’t be brought to life, let alone salvaged, by the game’s crew. However, I’m not sure “Anger Management” could have received a harsher review, which makes me wonder what King would think of an entirely scathing “adult” film.