Happy Gilmore (1996)

Yes you read that right, Adam Sandler's best, well in my opinion, it was extremely funny, unlike other Adam Sandler movies, the story was also really well crafted and paced, and even his grandmother had a rather funny sub-plot in the nursing home. final verdict:amazing if you're in the mood for a great comedy, or just want a really good laugh.

This was the first Adam Sandler movie I ever saw, and I was delighted. I laughed all the way through the movie, and my stomach hurt by the end. I know a lot of people think his comedy is strange, or too dry, but I get it. The same goes for any comedian. It's in the small nuances of Mr. Sandler's delivery, and his facial reactions that crack me up. The way he can deliver a put-down, or insult is priceless. He's always at his best when he's playing himself, instead of a forced scripted character, and also when he has the same crazy friends in his movies. This is one of the rare movies, like "Star Wars" that I can watch over and over again. Great job!

The earlier Adam Sandler films, are the best. All Sandler films are harmless enough. The early ones are comical, joyful and unrealistic. This comedy ticks all those boxes. Happy Gilmore (Sandler) is a terrible hockey player with a mean swing and serious anger issues. Taking up golf under the wing of an expert (Carl Weathers), Happy smashes his way through tournaments to raise money and save his grandmother's house. Current golfing champion Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), hating the media attention Happy's receiving, plans to cut his golfing time short. Sandler's on top, ridiculous form, his anger delivers the hardest laughs. Happy Gilmore's story produces that comic edge with its unbelievable, can-do attitude, like a script originally for an animation. The comedy heavily outweighs the plot. Happy Gilmore is easy- going.

Happy Gilmore (1996): Dir: Dennis Dugan / Cast: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers, Christopher McDonald, Bob Barker: Not nearly as funny as Caddyshack, which worked due to its views of golf stereotypes. A name like Happy Gilmore indicates that he was the apple of his grandmother's eye but it never sustained his inner torment. He plays bad hockey but when his grandmother is forced into a nursing home by the I.R.S he promises to win her home back but he does so through golf. Carl Weathers coaches him then he feuds with champion Shooter McGaven. The idea of one's talent translating to unfamiliar places works as a plot but much of this is repetitious, predictable and stupid. Directed by Dennis Dugan who brought the world Problem Child. There are moments of visual flare but much of the humour is obnoxious. Nonetheless some viewers may relate to Adam Sandler as Gilmore whose willingness to help his grandmother is met with the struggle to maintain one's temper. Julie Bowen is basically a romantic prop to be won over. Christopher McDonald as Shooter is the high class antagonist. Weathers holds strong as a coach with a wooden hand due too an attack by an alligator. Bob Barker appears long enough to have a golf confrontation with Happy and beat the snot out of him. This is certainly no Caddyshack but it would be a great candidate for several cracks with a golf club. Score: 6 ½ / 10