Bill Murray Steals The Show

Rating: 7/10 (10 August 2005)

Very funny gross out movie that manages to keep the humour going and avoids the sappy cliché ending. Woody Harleson and Randy Quaid work well as a pair and are extremely funny in places but Murray steals every scene he's in as Ernie McCracken, a genius comedy creation comb-over and all, this really is Murray on top 'laught out loud comedy' form it's a shame he doesn't have more screen time. As it stands Kingpin is a good gross out comedy with a few good performances and one of Bill Murrays best comic appearances. I think the film maybe could have done with some trimming down a few scenes cut here and there to keep the pace up but there are far more hits than misses here.
Who would have thought ten pin bowling could be funny ? 7/10