A Hockey player wannabe who becomes a golfer

Rating: 8/10 (27 September 2013)

In the movie "Happy Gilmore" (1996), Adam Sandler is the main character. The film director is Dennis Dugan. In this film, Happy Gilmore has no direction in life; he is a failed hockey player. His dream was to become a professional hockey player but he cannot skate; he then becomes one of the best golfers in the town. Happy's grandmother, who he was raised by, soon finds out that she is going to lose her house. So, after realizing that he has these amazing golf skills, Gilmore joins the P.G.A. tour to try to win money to save his grandmother's house from getting bought by someone else. He finds out about his spectacular golf drive while he is at the driving range one day. He becomes the star of the crowd and everyone loves Happy. His rivalry is named Shooter McGavin who thinks Happy Gilmore is a joke and an embarrassment.
In this film, I think the primary message would be that Adam Sandler is a failed hockey player but soon finds his passion in golfing and helping out his grandmother. Although Sandler's dream in "Happy Gilmore" was to become a famous golfer, he realizes that golfing is his true strength. Even though you might want to be one thing in life, sometimes it does not always work out and you end up finding something much better. Adam Sandler happened to do just that. I also think that the director really wanted viewers of the film to see how much Happy Gilmore loved and cared for his grandmother.
Overall, I thought the whole film was enjoyable. Adam Sandler is my favorite actor which is one of the reasons why I chose to write about this movie. I love Happy Gilmore's sense of humor in the film. He was always goofing around on the golf course. I also liked how much he cared for and loved his grandmother. Family is important to me and I enjoyed watching Adam Sandler love his family in the movie.