A real triple bogey

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 1999)

"Happy Gilmore" is one of the worst excuses for comedy I've seen. Those who equate it with "Caddyshack" - a truly hilarious golf comedy - should have their senses of humor examined. Though there are a few (very few) funny scenes, Sandler's character is totally unlikeable, the plot is unbelievable and the acting is unnerving.
But as long as twenty-something MTV-generation comics talk studios into letting them make movies, there will apparently be enough fans to throw down enough money at the theater to make them profitable. Which, alas, leads to more inane movies like "Happy Gilmore." Sigh.