Review of Happy Gilmore (1996) by Natanja P — 06 Jun 2011

Quite funny, not hilarious but you come to like the lead and it makes it easy viewing. A decent little light hearted look at golf and ego.

This review of Happy Gilmore (1996) was written by Natanja P on 06 Jun 2011.

Happy Gilmore has generally received positive reviews.

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