Happy Gilmore returns to lukewarm reviews as fans embrace the nostalgia
How Happy Gilmore 2 has been received by fans and critics
- Happy Gilmore 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1996 cult comedy, was released last week on Netflix.
- The film received middling reviews from critics, scoring 65 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, but was better received by viewers with a 72 per cent score.
- Adam Sandler reprises his role as Happy Gilmore, with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Ben Stiller, and Dennis Dugan also returning, alongside new cameos from Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, and Eminem.
- The plot sees Happy return to golf to fund his daughter's attendance at a Parisian ballet school.
- The film's opening scene, which kills off Julie Bowen's character Virginia Venit, has proven divisive among fans, though the director defended the decision as a key driving force for the plot.