As a non-Sandler fan, I liked this one!

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2004)

I'm certainly not a big Sandler fan, as all his comedies seem too alike...except this one. Happy Gilmore. Basic story. Happy's grandmother is booted from her home, which Happy's grandfather built by hand or something. Happy stumbles upon a great golf swing of his, no doubt due to the fact that he is also a hockey player. So Happy works his way up the circuit and makes money, friends, and enemies along the way in his mission to get the house back, and you can imagine the square peg in a round hole scenario you get from having a hockey player in the golf world. Now unlike the typical Sandler comedy, the supporting cast is just too good to make this typical. Christopher McDonald is hilarious as the arrogant veteran golfer, Shooter McGavin, as he steals nearly every scene he's in. Carl Weathers is good as Chubbs Peterson, the golf pro with a wooden hand anxious to train Happy. Also look for Bob Barker's cameo, Ben Stiller's sleazy character, and even Richard Kiel - who played Jaws in the James Bond movies.
Surprisingly there's never really an unentertaining moment and all the jokes and gags seem to hit more often than miss. Check this out, even if you don't care for Sandler's other movies, you may like it. I give this a 7 or 8.