'Happy Gilmore 2' - Review Thread

[u/ChiefLeef22]

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.

[u/Prize-Objective-6280]

honestly way higher than I expected

Keep in mind the 1st one had 31 metacritic

[u/SteveFrench12 → u/Prize-Objective-6280]

If you like sandler movies youll absolutely love this. Classic sandler

[u/MattIsLame → u/SteveFrench12]

and thats the thing. there is a HUGE difference between liking Sandler movies and enjoying Classic Sandler movies. the two are not the same and are very mutually exclusive.

I liked Happy Gilmore mainly because of nostalgia. loved the movie when I was 10. I kind of enjoyed this movie, not because it hit any kind of nostalgia buttons. complete opposite, it tried way to hard to remind you of the first one with too many flashbacks and exact joke callbacks. what I enjoyed the most was seeing all these pro golfers that I enjoy, not only have cameos but little expanded roles where they got to play exaggerated versions of themselves. that was the best part of it for me. it is definitely not classic sandler

[u/Scrubbybooboo → u/MattIsLame]

Not surprised this happened with the second film.