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"Kevin, In My Next
Film You're Wearing
Man-Boobies" |
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Directed by Dennis Dugan
- Written by Adam
Sandler, Tim Herlihy
Starring Adam Sandler,
Christopher McDonald,
Virgnia Venit, Frances
Bay
Distributed by Universal -
1996- 92mins - Rated
PG13 |
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He doesn't play golf...he destroys it. |
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"Happy
Gilmore" is one of Adam Sandler's more tired films. It lacks the true
zaniness of "Billy Madison" or the heart of "50 First Dates." It's not
nearly as bad as "Little Nicky" or "Bulletproof," but I would have
expected better from someone who can be as funny as Sandler. Although
overall average, "Happy Gilmore" features some wonderfully inspired
moments.
Sandler stars as Happy, a nice guy and wannabe hockey player whose
major flaw is a quick temper and the violence that stems from it. He
can never make the local hockey team do to his ruthless playing. With
no money and his wonderful grandmother's house taken away, Happy is
desperate for a job. He soon finds his true calling: golf. He can hit
the ball farther than just about anyone. If only he could learn
coordination. With the help of a former golf pro turned amputee (Carl
Weathers), Happy begins to master golf. Naturally, the rich evil
player tries to ruin him and win the championship.
Although predictable and often lame, Sandler is endearing, Weathers is
hilarious, and a few great cameos (Richard Kiel and Bob Barker) are
fall down funny.
Worth watching if on television, but the few quick laughs it offers
are not worth the full price of a rental.
*Just for the record, the funniest moment in the film is also one of
the funniest things I have ever seen. It is so completely random and
brilliant, that it belongs in a superior film. It takes place
literally at the very end of the movie, and I suggest you keep your
eyes open. |
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© Written by Jacob Hall -
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TC Candler's Comment
It is
asinine and utterly pointless in every way, but
I laugh my head off every time I watch it.
Adam Sandler was much funnier in his early
films... lately, he has become too 'Disneyfied'
for my liking. His best film is Paul
Thomas Anderson's "Punch Drunk Love", but his
two early classics, "Billy Madison" and "Happy
Gilmore" are excellent comedy!
Richard Propes' Comment
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