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10/18/08
Happy Gilmore (1996)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:28
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.5/10
Synopsis: When Happy Gilmore, a would-be hockey player, hits a golf ball over 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling lies in that sport. So, to help his grandma regain her home from the IRS, he trades... [More]
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Carl Weathers
Director: Dennis Dugan
Reviews for Happy Gilmore
[A] one-joke Caddyshack for the blitzed and jaded.
04/15/08
Sandler's serious moments are dramatically deadly, while a little of his comedy goes a long way.
04/15/08
There are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer.
04/15/08
Top CriticFans of sport and brash, boisterous comedies will find a lot to love here.
04/15/08
At the end of the day, it's exactly what most spectators would really love to see on the fairway.
04/15/08
Top CriticNo review available.
02/23/08
From beginning to end, there's not a slow moment in "Happy Gilmore," the Tiger Woods of gleefully idiotic comedy.
04/22/07
Superior disposable comedy.
06/24/06
This is a fun movie. I don't know how many times I've seen it now, but it never ceases to amuse me.
06/24/06
Happy Gilmore provides Sandler with a perfect outlet for his character.
05/26/06
No review available.
10/15/05
A bigtime guilty pleasure for me.
09/12/05
Lame, unfunny stuff.
09/10/05
No review available.
07/14/05
No review available.
07/04/05
No review available.
04/08/05
No review available.
04/08/05
No review available.
01/31/05
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