Best Sandler movie I've seen

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2000)

I have only seen two of Adam Sandler's movies, and this is definitely the better. The acting was terrific on just about everyone's part (are we seeing a big difference from Waterboy hear?). Anyway, Sandler is a complete loser that tries to become a hockey player. The movie opens with a Wonder Years type sequence, in which we see Happy's youth years. Flash forward to a hockey try out in which he kicks the coach's @$$. I don't know about other people, but I thought that was hilarious. That and the scenes where the people get hit by his first shots and the kid trying to take a baseball. The actors go about their routines so well that I just can't help but laugh. Happy's first victory wins him a spot on the pro tour, trying to get enough money to get back his grandmother's house from the IRS. Along the way, he meets his foe, Shooter McGavin. The attitude Shooter carries does make him very unlikable and really makes you proud to see his butt get kicked. Plus, Sandler's hotheadedness sets up many hilarious scenes, including one where Bob Barker kicks the crap out of him and where the censors have to work overtime whenever he misses a shot. We can be proud to know that Sandler makes better movies than The Waterboy.