Evaluations of “Blissful Gilmore 2” are flooding in, and whereas some have been extra complementary than others, it’s laborious to argue with the general splash the sequel to the cult basic made because it dropped lower than every week in the past.
On Tuesday, Netflix introduced that “Blissful Gilmore 2” was streamed 46.7 million occasions within the first three days of its launch — probably the most profitable U.S. opening weekend in Netflix historical past.
One other factor that’s laborious to dispute? The shock star who stole the present. That’s proper, Scottie Scheffler.
You most likely know Scheffler from his main dominance on the golf course, the man who just lately gained the Open Championship and who made about as many headlines for his feedback about what actually fulfills his life. He’s the World No. 1 and has upped his major-title tally to 4, however apparently he’s received some appearing chops, too. And for those who watched “Blissful Gilmore 2,” you might need seen as nicely. He regarded comfy, and his dry humor, capacity to make enjoyable of himself and supply was a spotlight of the film. A fast scan of the web and social media would inform you a similar.
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However don’t take our phrase for it. Ask somebody who was there filming on-site.
“Scheffler was nice,” stated Hunter Mahan, who was Adam Sandler’s golf-swing double and who appeared on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar podcast to debate what it was like making the film. “Individuals by no means see that facet of Scottie. He’s simply head down, grind, talks about his religion and his household. However then you definately see that film and you might be like, dude’s received a variety of character. He’s humorous. He’s only a dude on the finish of the day.”
Scheffler had a handful of memorable moments, principally centered on the movie poking enjoyable of his weird arrest on the 2024 PGA Championship.
He quipped, “Oh no, not once more,” after he received arrested for punching one other participant. And on the finish of the film, nonetheless in a jail cell, he was approached by a guard.
“Hey Scheffler, it’s been three days, you certain you don’t need to make that decision?”
“Relies upon,” Scheffler stated. “What’s for dinner?”
“Rooster fingers.”
[Pauses]
“I’ll stick round one other evening.”
“He simply killed it,” Mahan stated. “They usually actually leaned on him. And fortunately he was not shying away from, you understand, getting arrested and all that stuff. That’s a giant ask. A number of guys would say no to that, and be like, no, I don’t need to deliver that up once more. He might have had some company say no, I’d relatively not do this. Completely leaned into it and completely killed it, and I believe that basically made Adam and everybody glad as a result of that was one thing that not everybody would have leaned into and I’m so glad he did as a result of it simply made the film so significantly better.”
