Revealing mistake: When Happy and his caddy are on the final green at the Maxi competition, the shafts of the clubs are distorted after they catch them.
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
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Directed by: Kyle Newacheck
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Benny Safdie, Bad Bunny
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(Note: This review is an abridged version of my own Letterboxd review, just so people don't think it's stolen.)
For a film I was dreading more than perhaps any other this year... I'm happy to say that I actually kinda liked "Happy Gilmore 2!" Now, I didn't love it. But I liked it. And sometimes that's enough.
After winning the golf championship in 1996, everything in life seemed to be going perfectly for Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler). But after after a series of personal struggles, he's left penniless. Ten years later, after learning that his daughter wants to attend a prestigious dance academy, Happy decides to get back on the golf course in order to raise the money for her tuition, and predictably... hilarity ensues.
I've been seeing the sentiment echoed that this is a "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" comedy, and to an extent, I agree. This is the sort-of film where they toss just every type of joke at you possible, from semi-high brow to the lowest of low-brow, and barely a second goes by without there being some sort-of gag. And I appreciated that. It's just plain-old fun.
I also enjoyed some the film's numerous subplots, including the new villain - an energy-drink mogul (filmmaker Benny Safdie) whose evil plans are so ridiculous that they border on sci-fi. It was hilarious. And it was a lot of fun seeing Christopher McDonald back as Shooter McGavin, who is given something of a redemption arc.
That being said, the film does have a lot of gags and jokes that don't quite land, and the movie definitely overstays its welcome at a needless two hours. Still, for a movie you ostensibly see for "free" on Netflix, there's not much to complain about. "Happy Gilmore 2" won't be bringing home any statues or accolades. But it'll make you laugh a fair amount.
3.5 out of 5 (Rounding up to 4 for Movie Mistakes.)
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Rory McIlroy: 1996 Tour Championship. Final Round.
Happy Gilmore: Don't do it, boys.
Shooter McGavin: No, this isn't relevant.
Brooks Koepka: Come on. Four-stroke lead on the back nine?
Bryson DeChambeau: The guy who beat you got hit by a Volkswagen.
Scottie Scheffler: JACKASS!
Rory McIlroy: JACKASS!
Shooter McGavin: Alright! Maybe I haven't handled that pressure perfectly myself.
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Answer: Absolutely nothing in the film indicates it was "unknown to him." The voiceover simply says she "handled the finances" and he wasn't good at it without her around. But to answer your question, yes, more than likely an attorney would help in real life. But you also have to account that this isn't a realistic movie. It's a cartoonish comedy. Plus, Happy is very impulsive in both films. So he ends up penniless after a series of bad financial decisions... plus getting sued. (Although to be fair, it's also not unheard of in real life. Plenty of people with tons of money end up poor after bad financial decisions.)
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