Five under par

Rating: 6/10 (5 January 2005)

A hockey player, turned into a golf ace, is the premise for the movie. Dennis Dugan has delivered a funny comedy, even though it doesn't break any ground on this genre.
Adam Sandler is somehow controlled in the film. He delivers as Happy Gilmore, a man that takes up golf as a way to make enough money to save the family home. The grandmother will lose the house because of the expenses of paying for the nursing home, where has gone. The nursing home is ruled by the maniac Ben Stiller, who terrorizes the lady. It's strictly a formula movie that can be played by the numbers. Watching it without any expectations proved to be better than resisting the inanity of the screen play.
The funniest moments are the scenes of Mr. Sandler with Carl Weathers, the man with a wooden hand. The two actors are immensely funny. Without a doubt, the best thing in the picture is the sequence involving Bob Barker playing Gilmore's partner. Mr. Barker is hilarious as the man that realizes how bad Gilmore is and wants to teach him a lesson for ruining his chance in the tournament.
The film is mildly funny. If nothing else is playing, it's worth a look.