Happy Gilmore (1996)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:28
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
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
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Reviews for Happy Gilmore
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[A] one-joke Caddyshack for the blitzed and jaded. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Sandler's serious moments are dramatically deadly, while a little of his comedy goes a long way. Full Review |
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There are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer. Full Review |
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 3.5/5 |
Fans of sport and brash, boisterous comedies will find a lot to love here. Full Review |
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3/5 |
At the end of the day, it's exactly what most spectators would really love to see on the fairway. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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4/4 |
From beginning to end, there's not a slow moment in "Happy Gilmore," the Tiger Woods of gleefully idiotic comedy. Full Review |
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Superior disposable comedy. Full Review |
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8/10 |
This is a fun movie. I don't know how many times I've seen it now, but it never ceases to amuse me. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Happy Gilmore provides Sandler with a perfect outlet for his character. Full Review |
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B |
A bigtime guilty pleasure for me.
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Lame, unfunny stuff. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Sandler at his crazy, comical best....side-splitting stuff~
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