Video Review

Happy Gilmore

Reviewed by Michael Sauter | Jul 19, 1996
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Movie Rated: PG-13; Genre: Comedy; With: Christopher McDonald and Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler literally throws himself into this tailor-made showcase as the jugheaded Happy, an unemployed hockey goon-turned-overnight golf sensation who stages epic mid-match tantrums, gets beat up by celebrity partner Bob Barker, and even wrestles an alligator in a country-club lake. You probably skipped Happy Gilmore in theaters because it looked like just another Adam Sandler movie. But actually, it's a sort of Gen-X Caddyshack, with some good, punchy slapstick and delightfully sick twists. Sandler acts like a perfect jackass. And that's what he does best. B-

Originally posted Jul 19, 1996 Published in issue #336 Jul 19, 1996 Order article reprints
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