Kingpin (1996) Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Some of the gags don't work, and yet I laughed at the Farrellys' audacity in trying them. And the humor isn't just gags and punch lines, but one accomplished comic performance after another.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Lowest-common-denominator humor.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

The really disgusting thing about this movie isn't the crude jokes themselves, but how grossly unfunny they all are.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Kingpin has nastiness going for it. There are prosthesis jokes, bad-teeth jokes, ugly-women jokes, sight gags involving vomiting, etc.Read the full review

The New York Times | Lawrence Van GelderAdd Critic to Favorites

The team that gave the world "Dumb and Dumber" returns with something feeble and feebler.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Potty humor to spare. [26 July 1996, p. D4]Read the full review

Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

Peter and Bobby Farrelly aimed low and grossed millions with "Dumb & Dumber," so it shouldn't be surprising that Kingpin, their latest effort, offers a similar mix of pratfalls, gross-out gags and jokes about bodily functions. This time, however, the humor is darker, edgier and occasionally, even more scatological.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Without a doubt, mainstream moviegoers will be revolted by the nastiness of it all.Read the full review

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