Instead of ending on a final twist, Happy Gilmore 2 kicks off with a shocking bit of news. After the triumphant win that completes the original movie, Happy Gilmore ( Adam Sandler) accidentally kills his wife, Virginia Venit ( Julie Bowen ), when one of his golf balls hits her in the head.

The reviews on "Happy Gilmore 2" are mixed. The results are not.

Adam Sandler shows he still has movie star clout as the sequel to his 90s classic 'Happy Gilmore' set viewership records for a Netflix Original film

"Happy Gilmore 2" director Kyle Newacheck defended the decision to kill off Virginia, telling /Film: "There's always a concern when you're playing with that type of darkness. But I don't know, I was never really concerned because it is the driving force [of the film]. If you pull that out, then what do you have? You don't have anything real."

Adam Sandler released the highly-anticipated sequel to "Happy Gilmore" on Netflix over the weekend, giving fans a new installment in the story of the unlikely champion golfer. Sandler and a massive cast of celebrities and cameos engaged in their tried-and-true hijinks over the course of the film's