Happy Gilmore 2

The internet tells me Happy Gilmore is back, older, creakier, and probably icing his back between drives. People are calling it a nostalgia parade with golf balls. Reports of Travis Kelce covered in honey while a bear lurks nearby have turned the movie into a conspiracy theory magnet. Some fans swear the bear is secretly Taylor Swift. Netflix is saying nothing, which makes it funnier.

The sequel leans hard on memories of the original. Expect ghostly nods to Chubbs, lots of hockey jerseys, and cameos that feel like Sandler just texted every contact in his phone. Critics are split. Some call it a warm hug from 1996. Others say it’s like watching your uncle retell the same joke three times at Thanksgiving. Reddit summed it up best: “I laughed once, but it was a deep laugh.”

It’s the kind of movie you can picture without seeing it. Happy probably hits a ball through a window. Someone yells “You can do it!” Celebrities you forgot existed pop in to wave. And somewhere, a CGI bear licks honey off an NFL tight end because that is apparently cinema now.

3 out of 5 Bears Licking Honey Off Golf Clubs