Kingpin
MGM/UA Distribution Company | Release Date: April 26, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
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 full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
Potty humor to spare. [26 July 1996, p. D4]
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Kingpin is no classic, but I've got to admit that after sitting though a number of the film's less-than-inspiring previews over the last few weeks, I wasn't exactly expecting the second coming of Laurel and Hardy. Read full review
60
EmpireCaroline Westbrook
As a barrel of easy, unsophisticated laughs, Kingpin delivers in spades. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
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 full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Kingpin has nastiness going for it. There are prosthesis jokes, bad-teeth jokes, ugly-women jokes, sight gags involving vomiting, etc. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, and Bill Murray give riotous performances, but be warned that the comedy is overloaded with gross-out humor from beginning to end. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
At least it has Bill Murray. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
This lowbrow romp doesn't even have the courage of its own infantile grossness. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The really disgusting thing about this movie isn't the crude jokes themselves, but how grossly unfunny they all are. Read full review
30
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
The team that gave the world "Dumb and Dumber" returns with something feeble and feebler. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerEdvins Beitiks
The movie itself simply misses the mark. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Lowest-common-denominator humor. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
Without a doubt, mainstream moviegoers will be revolted by the nastiness of it all. Read full review
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