Review of Happy Gilmore (1996) by Kyle20Ellis — 01 Apr 2022

I cannot say I am a fan of Adam Sandler, while I do find him irritating in general, he has done some decent movies. Happy Gilmore is one of his better movies, though I would personally put The Wedding Singer and Spanglish over this.

But it is better than Little Nicky and the Mr Deeds remake, that I can tell you. The story is predictable and holds no surprises, the script is somewhat uneven and the ending struck a false note with me.

However, while it is of no cinematic value, the cinematography and scenery are above decent, and the slapstick action and sports sequences do have its amusing moments and when I say amusing it was actually amusing.

Adam Sandler is delightfully goofy and a lot less irritating than I usually find him and Julie Bowen is a nice romantic interest. Overall, not exceptional being a bit of a no-brainer, but it is an amusing knockabout sports comedy.