20 Recent CGI Movie Moments You Can't Unsee

11. De-Aged Adam Sandler - Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2
Netflix

Happy Gilmore 2 may have been a surprisingly not-awful belated comedy sequel, but it definitely got off to a rough start with an opening montage intended to bring the audience up to speed on Happy's (Adam Sandler) life over the last 30 years.

This sequence naturally features Happy at a much younger age, including an otherwise amusing gag where he shoots a commercial for Trojan condoms after having four kids in four years.

Except, it's tough not to be distracted by the absolutely atrocious de-aging CGI applied to Adam Sandler's face, enough that it makes the work done on Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2 look both subtle and elegant.

Sandler's face has a plastic, rubbery sheen to it which, combined with the slightly off look of his eyes makes him seem like a soulless deepfake rather than something Adam Sandler actually had any involvement in shooting himself.

We see the de-aged Happy show up several times throughout the sequence and it's absolutely nightmarish every single time.

 
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