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Kingpin (1996) - ★☆☆☆☆




With a horrific poster like this, I guess it should come as
 no surprise that I did not enjoy this movie.
Something you might not know if you're not a huge Woody fan like I am is that he isn't a great bowler. This will come as a major surprise to you if you've seen the 1996 blockbuster Kingpin, where Woody plays a man who is actually really good at bowling. Even though Woody's character doesn't end up winning the big bowling tournament, he still comes in second, which is a pretty big deal. I think it's a testament to Woody's incredible acting abilities that he delivers a totally convincing performance of someone who is a good bowler when in reality he is not a good bowler at all. I guess that's why we consider him to be one of the greatest actors of our time!

Other than Woody's dazzling performance as a good bowler, this movie only has a few things going for it:

  1.  It's about bowling, which is my favorite sport. 
  2. It has Amish people in it. (However I think this film's portrayal of them was pretty stereotyped, which I did not appreciate!)
  3. Woody has some truly excellent fashion moments.
  4. I really liked Woody's sparkly gold bowling ball.
I would wear both of these outfits.
Overall I didn't really like this movie. I didn't hate it, but I will also never watch it again. 

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