A Geeky Guy's Guide To Happy Gilmore 2
This one has no caveats. Although I guess it can't hurt if you saw the original Happy Gilmore in the theater and nearly died laughing during it. I would imagine the nostalgia I felt for the first film helped fuel my enjoyment of this one.
If this were the first time meeting Happy Gilmore and his family I don't know if I would have liked the movie as much as I did. The fact that Happy already had a long standing relationship with the audience made it easy to root for him and to overlook some of the movie's shortcomings.
To be honest, Happy Gilmore was exactly what I hoped it would be. It was not as funny as the first one (that would have been nearly impossible) but that was OK. Just like I grew up since seeing the original almost 30 years ago, so did Happy Gilmore and its writers. Instead of relying on over-the-top absurd humor, this one leaned a little bit more on the heart. i didn't almost die laughing, but I was smiling the entire time. The writers actually came up with a pretty good plat to explain why this movie was going to be very similar to the original. In the first movie, Happy needed money to help his beloved Grandma. Nearly 30 years later it is his only daughter who he needs to win for. It is a pretty simple idea that created a vehicle for some laughs. And a lot of those laughs come from the rest of Happy's family. I was really amused buy his four sons who had inherited Happy's super aggressive "hockey gene". Even though they were ridiculous meatheads, their was still love for their dad and sister there. That is where the heart I spoke of comes in.
But Happy's best relative is down on his luck ex-golfer John Daley... played by down on his luck ex-golfer John Daley. I think he was supposed to be Happy's brother-in-law but I'm not quite sure. But it didn't matter. John Daley living in Happy's garage just seemed to make sense. He is more like a pet than a brother, but that made it even funnier. John Daley isn't the only cameo. This movie is jam packed with them. Many are callbacks to the original movie. But some are truly original like NFL player Travis Kelce playing an asshole waiter and the foil for the second best cameo (next to Daley) by musical artists Bad Bunny. He plays a bus boy who becomes Happy's caddy. I may be biased because I like a lot of the good work Bad Bunny has done in the real world, but I was shocked at how good his comedic timing was.
Some people may be turned off by the fact that Sandler cast his daughters in two important roles, but one of them is his daughter in the movie. I know my daughter would kill me if I cast someone else instead of her. Who can play my daughter better than my daughter? And once she was in it, you have to cast the other one if you ever want a peaceful Hanukkah. So I actually thought it made the movie more endearing.
So should you watch this? If you are a fan of the original happy Gilmore, you honestly have no choice. You simply must watch it. Otherwise you won't get to see our our old pal is doing. If you haven't seen Happy Gilmore yet, watch that first. If you like it, I bet you will appreciate this one too.
Of course I'm really looking forward to seeing it. Happy Gilmore 2 must be incredible to wait so long to see such a great sequel that at the same time makes us remember incredible and happy moments from our childhood.
All of us should watch such artistic films, especially when we go to the cinema and laugh and relax there, we will forget the problems of our lives. So I will also try to take all my friends and watch this film. I really like the way you have told everything about it.
I remember seeing it, but many years have passed, so I'll watch the first part to understand the context of the film a little better, and well, all that's left is to enjoy and laugh with Happy Gilmore 2, a highly anticipated film that has been the subject of much talk these days.
I put the kids to bed, poured a glass of wine, and pulled up Netflix to see what was on. I knew HG2 was coming, but I didn't realise it was already up.
Quickest movie choice ever.
So much to enjoy there. Even the way he transitioned from young golf disruptor to old golf conservative. Cameos from unexpected people, sometimes for no apparent reason. Never predictable, which was my only misgiving going into it.
It's the movie Happy Gilmore would make.
No spoilers for other readers but the first 5 minutes set the tone perfectly! I can't believe how much I was laughing at that unexpected event. I was like "holy shit! So the movie is going to be like that." I know a lot of people were mad about that but I think it set up the story perfectly.
The way you wrote about Happy’s sons and John Daley made me laugh already, I can imagine the energy!
It's been 29 years since the second part of this film came out. It's time for me to watch the first one. But first I'll watch the film with this actor - "Spaceman".
I need to watch this one asap. The first one was so funny.
Adam Sandler is really promoting this movie on golf YouTube. Saw he just did a video with Bryson here
I’ve only watch the highlights but pretty funny
"Happy Gilmore 2," emphasizes the importance of familiarity with the characters and the amusing cameos, particularly by John Daley and Bad Bunny, making it a must-watch for fans of the first film, can't wait to watch it.
Excellent. I would like to see it.