Review: Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore was created in 1996, featuring Adam Sandler as the main character. Like most of Sandler's films, Happy Gilmore is a comedy. It has also been listed under the category sports, as the plot is a hockey player, wanting to go professional, was rejected. He gets the idea to start golfing by Chubbs (a former pro golfer), although he hates it at first, it is a way to collect money. This money is used to attempt to save his grandmother's home, he is only given three months to come up with the money. Happy Gilmore is Adam Sandler's character, he is very aggressive and short tempered while not only playing hockey, but golf as well.

Happy is always up against Shooter, who usually wins first place. Although Happy usually doesn't place well, he has caught every one's attention. People are interested in him because of his humor and non traditional playing. Because of his aggressiveness, many people want Happy off the tour; because the ratings have dramatically increased, and he hasn't broke any technical rules he is allowed to continue to play.
The movie wouldn't be complete without romance. Throughout the film,  Happy begins to fall for tour PR head Virginia Venit. At first she overlooks his attempts to ask her out but she finally agrees and romance begins to blossom.

The film was extremely successful money wise, on its release weekend, it was ranked second in the box office, with $8.5 million in revenue. The movie was inspired by Adam's friend Kyle while growing up. Kyle wanted to be a hockey player but was extremely talented at golf. He joined a golf league and won the championship.

Adam Sandler is a common name in the comedy world. In Happy Gilmore, he has yet again created a hilarious film. Viewers are entertained by his funny antics but also by the anticipation of watching Happy compete in each round. You see Happy's sensitive side when talking to or about his grandmother, and also his relationship with Virginia. I would recommend watching this movie, available on Netflix. It is rated PG-13 for some language and comic sexuality. Because of this, preview the movie before letting younger kids watch it.

Thanks for reading,
     Emily