Harness in the good Adam Sandler film, block out the bad

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2020)

I think it's fair to say that this is the best Adam Sandler movie. Happy Gilmore lacks the cheesiness and self-satisfaction of most of Sandler's work and is all the better for it. Sandler himself is a terrible actor so playing a complete simpleton is comfortably the best role for him. Christopher McDonald is excellent as Shooter McGavin and Richard Kiel's cameo is hilarious. The jokes are inane and crass, the characters are ridiculous and the storyline is farcical but it all kind of works in its own funky way.