26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Legacy sequels have a low bar. ‘Happy Gilmore 2' is par for the course.
In the endless avalanche of legacy sequels, follow-ups to cult classic comedies have proved particularly tough to crack. 'Anchorman 2,' 'Space Jam: A New Legacy,' whatever the Ghostbusters saga has become — all fall victim to the same errant instincts. Plot beats play on repeat. Callbacks and cameos run rampant. Scrappy irreverence gives way to overstuffed bombast.
