Happy Gilmore 2 – Movie Review
First Reaction – Happy Gilmore 2 struggles to get near to the level of the 90s classic.
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Director: Kyle Newacheck
Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler (Screenplay)
Cast
- Adam Sandler (Hustle)
- Julie Bowen (Totally Killer)
- Margaret Qualley (The Substance)
- Christopher McDonald (Harry’s Law)
- Ben Stiller (Zoolander)
Plot: Revisit Happy Gilmore’s golf career after his win in the Tour Championship.
Runtime: 1 Hour 54 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Happy Gilmore 2 begins by showing the downfall of Happy Gilmore (Sandler), whose celebrity status has been shattered. He has given up golf and turned to drinking to cover up his tragedy. However, when his daughter Vienna (Sunny Sandler) has the opportunity to join an elite dance school, he must figure out a way to fund it.
When someone creates a new fancy golf tournament, it draws Happy out of retirement. He must overcome his demons to fund his daughter’s dream. However, a ghost from his past, Shooter McGavin (McDonald) escapes the institute. The pair must work together to defeat the new league and prove that the traditional game is still the best.
Verdict on Happy Gilmore 2
Recap
The movie follows Happy Gilmore as he needs to overcome his demons and save his career to send his daughter to college. However, his problems have caused bigger problems, and a new upstart, flashier golf league has risen. Happy must play with the traditional golfers to defeat the social media favourites.
Best Parts
Part of this is laughing at how social media stars have taken over the world and thrown away traditions for a moment of entertainment. Some of the support roles are fun, if you know who they are, so for me, Becky Lynch was a funny role.
Worst Parts
This wants to be Dodgeball so badly, and it fails on nearly every level. I mention a lot of support characters, and I think a lot of social media stars or people from worlds I know nothing about. Meanwhile, it does nothing to make golf remotely more popular, and most of the jokes completely miss.
Final Thoughts – Happy Gilmore 2 is a soulless sequel without a laugh to be seen.
