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Happy Gilmore 2

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Happy Gilmore was at the top of his game — until a stroke of bad luck changed everything. Can golf's onetime bad boy make a comeback fit for a legend?
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With Adam Sandler and company clearly having a good time, Happy Gilmore 2 thwacks hard with nostalgia when it should've putted but will still put fans of the original back in their happy place.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times Aug 5
3/5
The sense of if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it suits a movie with no great aim but to call back to the original. A modern critic might point out the irony of yesterday’s outsider becoming today’s guardian of old-school wisdom. Go to Full Review
Maxwell Rabb Chicago Reader Aug 1
We get some light chuckles and one-off jokes, but the story, with bones to be genuinely gripping, flatlines thanks to an onslaught of half-assed gags and cameos. Go to Full Review
Michael Ordoña TheWrap Jul 30
There are laughs to be had, here and there; the good news is, the sequel isn’t terrible. It’s just not anything special, nothing with the spark of the original. Go to Full Review
Luke Goodsell ABC News (Australia) May 9
A breezy and intermittently funny comedy that sticks to the playbook of every decades-later sequel, sending its hero back to zero to lazily rehash the beats of its predecessor. Go to Full Review
Tim Stevens The Spool Oct 31
It is still, ultimately, a very silly exercise in nostalgia. Go to Full Review
Armond White National Review Oct 4
Sandler’s bar-mitzvah-banquet genre is the closest American movies get to the emotional amplitude of France’s Jean Renoir. Go to Full Review
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William L @RT98213034 1d Had good moments but as a stand alone movie it was a terrible movie See more Andrew T @RT72355796 1d I wanted this movie to be good because the original is one of my favorite movies ever made, but I was unfortunately disappointed. I actually thought the first half was really good. I liked how Happy became a multi-time champion and he became a drunk later in life and I liked his kids and I thought the fact John Daly was living in his garage was HILARIOUS! However, the second half of the movie SUCKED! They went into a bunch of science fiction BS and it was just a ridiculous endless series of celebrity cameos. Oh well. See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera 1d Isso foi muito divertido, muito engraçado. Adoro todas as participações especiais. See more Zilliyn . @Zilliyn 1d It was amazing finally a Netflix original that isn't low budget garbage See more Rachel F @RT23525780 3d While I enjoyed the nostalgic references to the original, some of the creative choices felt uneven. The film delivers genuine laughs and a few touching moments, but ultimately, it doesn't quite capture the magic of the original. Still a fun watch for fans, even if it can't quite reach the same heights as its predecessor. See more Joe W @JoeH2OsReviews Jul 10 Fan of golf or not you can enjoy this movie. So thankful for a sequel to one of my favorite movies. This is a movie that would have been a blast to be a part of to help make. It is a slapstick take on the current state of professional golf. Sandler and company (with sooo many cameos and professional golfers) deliver laughs, love, and closure to Happy’s story. HG2 reminds us to always fight for what we love, not to live in the past, and always hold close to family. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Happy Gilmore was at the top of his game — until a stroke of bad luck changed everything. Can golf's onetime bad boy make a comeback fit for a legend?
Director
Kyle Newacheck
Producer
Jack Giarraputo, Tim Herlihy, Robert Simonds, Adam Sandler
Screenwriter
Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Happy Madison Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Thematic Material|Partial Nudity|Crude/Sexual Material|Strong Language)
Genre
Comedy, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 25, 2025
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital