The Farrellys follow up their successful Dumb & Dumber with the bowling comedy Kingpin, about a washed up ex-bowler (Woody Harrelson) who takes on a promising young talent in a naive Amish farmer (Randy Quaid) with the promise of winning a one million dollar tournament and getting his revenge along the way. The Farrellys were the masters at this kind of raucous comedy, once upon a time, balancing nail-biting pathos with side-splitting humor.
I always saw this movie as a bizarre counterpart to The Big Lebowski.
3½ ball returns out of 5
Note: It comes in two flavors: PG-13 and R. You know which one to go for.
