Review of Happy Gilmore (1996) by Doctor S — 15 Jun 2011
"I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!".
"You eat pieces of shit for breakfast??".
Loses steam towards the end (most comedies do) but still generates a pleasing amount of laughs. Relies too heavily on violence though. Adam Sandler can be one of the most annoying screen presences but as demonstrated here and Punch-Drunk Love he plays anger well. Christopher McDonald is perfect as the smarmy antagonist which shouldn't be discounted - most bad guys in this level of comedy are forgettable, but in this he is great to hate. Furthermore I detest golf and its ingrained snobbery, so I really enjoyed their constant ridicule of this non-sport.
Credit also goes to Happy Gilmore for casting Carl Weathers' first comedy role, which Arrested Development fans will applaud, along with introducing the comedic possibilities artificial hands, getting the drop on the Farrelly Brothers Kingpin as well by 4 months.
This review of Happy Gilmore (1996) was written by Doctor S on 15 Jun 2011.
Happy Gilmore has generally received positive reviews.
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