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Angelo G 😂 Cool bowling movie and has a lot of funny moments. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/25 Full Review David J One of the Greats. A Dirty, Beautiful, Sad Little Masterpiece There’s something about Kingpin that stays with you, like the smell of stale beer in a rented bowling shoe, or a sad little combover trembling in the breeze. On the surface, it’s crude, juvenile, full of Farrelly Brothers filth. But look a little closer and it’s actually a film about disappointment, compromise, and crawling your way back from total failure, all while being absolutely, ridiculously hilarious. Woody Harrelson is brilliant as Roy Munson: a man who peaks too early, loses everything, and is left bitter, broke, and sporting a prosthetic hand that gets more action than he does. He plays it with this pitch-perfect mix of weariness and stubborn optimism. He knows he’s pathetic, but he still dares to hope, and that’s kind of devastating, in the best way. Then you’ve got Randy Quaid as Ishmael, a sweet, naive Amish man who’s never seen a bowling ball in his life but somehow throws strikes. Quaid leans into the physical comedy, but never at Ishmael’s expense, he makes him endearing, not just a punchline. You end up rooting for him in a way you didn’t expect. And then, Bill Murray. God-tier chaos. Big Ern McCracken is everything awful about fame, ego, and sportsmanship, wrapped up in a salmon silk shirt and the worst hairpiece ever committed to film. Murray improvises most of it, and you can feel the glee radiating off him in every scene. He’s a monster, but a magnetic one. When he bowls that final frame with the crowd chanting his name? You hate him. And you love him for it. Vanessa Angel holds her own amongst the madness, smart, sharp, never quite what you expect from the “love interest” role. She’s not just eye candy, she’s another hustler, trying to survive in a game full of losers and liars. What makes Kingpin special is that it doesn't care if it's ugly. It embraces the failure, the grime, the weirdos, and still manages to be kind. It’s about people who’ve been chewed up by life, but are still reaching for something, even if it’s just a plastic trophy and a little self-respect. It’s gross. It’s sweet. It’s tragic. And it’s very, very funny. A perfect film, in its own broken way. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Audience Member This sucked. Very little about it was funny. The end was semi-redeeming. Had a good moment or two, but not worth watching. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Jen W This movie deserves more love. I laugh non stop every time I watch it Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review m s A classic! Bill + Woody? Shhhheeeyat. Seen it 50 times and still love it Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Tom W A wholesome classic, full of hilarious moments. There’s lore, there’s Bill Murray, Amish and a hook for a hand, what’s not to like? This is an absolutely awesome comedy, they don’t make them like this anymore! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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