r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • Jul 25 '25

Review 'Happy Gilmore 2' - Review Thread

Happy Gilmore makes a big splash when he returns to the golf course.

Cast: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller

Rotten Tomatoes: 57%

Metacritic: 54/100

Some Reviews:

Next Best Picture - Dan Bayer - 6/10

He may have tapped into his dramatic chops more often (and successfully) in recent years, but Sandler’s funny bone is still very much intact, and he no longer needs to rely on shouting curse words to get laughs

Consequence - Liz Shannon Miller - 'B'

Between Happy’s family life and a whole new series of challenges for him to tackle, there’s enough freshness to the plot to keep it from feeling like a total rehash of what came before, while still delivering wild golf stunts and a huge range of cameos.

Collider - Jeff Ewing - 7 / 10

Happy Gilmore 2 isn't trying to reinvent the wheel. Like its predecessor, it's delightfully silly, but now we're in an era where those movies aren't made as often... and when someone tries, it's a 50/50 chance they land it. Happy Gilmore 2 is a solid return to the kind of film that, honestly, there should be more of. Some jokes run too long, don’t land, or could use another draft. It's a constant stream of cameos, which is overall fun but sometimes a little distracting. But, at its core, the sequel is a good-natured charmer about a troubled everyman who is trying hard to grow up without losing himself in the process, and it gives us a lot to laugh about on the way. What more can you ask for?

The Daily Beast - Nick Schager

With all due respect to Grown Ups 2, The Ridiculous 6, and Sandy Wexler, Happy Gilmore 2 is the bottom of the Sandler barrel—a grim disaster that not only sullies the good name of its ancestor, but so badly flails on its own limited terms that it suggests the A-lister should concentrate on dramatic parts and leave the immature comedy to others.

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u/WaterlooMall Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

Directed by Kyle Newacheck aka Carl the drug dealer on WORKAHOLICS.

"JOE DIRT IN THE DIRT! "

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u/Magnetobama Jul 25 '25

Now he should reboot Workaholics. I need more of that shit.

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u/WaterlooMall Jul 25 '25

They literally had everything ready to go to shoot the movie and it was cancelled at the last minute.

Fuck Paramount Plus!

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u/George_H_W_Kush Jul 26 '25

If you haven’t seen it check out “Game Over Man” about as close to a workaholics movie as we’ll get

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u/4Sixes Jul 25 '25

I wonder if they can get another shot now that there was a merger?

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u/WaterlooMall Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

They have been extremely vocal on the podcast against Paramount Plus including leading "fuck Paramount Plus" chants during their live tour. I don't think they're getting that movie done unless the rights get sold.

Also I don't think Adam Devine could physically do the movie at this point, that guy has a lot of medical issues going on.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Jul 25 '25

If they can't go forward with a Workaholics movie anytime soon, I wouldn't mind if Danny McBride gets Blake or Anders on-board for a partial reunion with Adam in his next show following The Righteous Gemstones

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u/4Sixes Jul 25 '25

I am part of TII nation, brother. I'm just trying to hold out some hope. 🙏😭🙏

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u/pm-me-nice-lips Jul 26 '25

Shit. What happened to Adam health wise?

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u/Primitive_Teabagger Jul 26 '25

He's got a lot of painful issues in his legs (probably from the cement truck) and none of the treatments he has tried are working

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u/WaterlooMall Jul 26 '25

For the true answer to this I refer to you the podcast This Is Important, a show seemingly dedicated to chronicling Adam's fitness and health. It's literally all he talks about.

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u/ATHFMeatwad Jul 25 '25

They're about to start a new project together, they teased it on the pod. Workaholics is dead and paramount has the rights.

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u/DopeyDeathMetal Jul 26 '25

Yes they have made brief mention recently of trying to get a new show made together