Synopsis
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.
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Cast
- Kristen BellConnie Janikowski
- KirbyJoJo
- Vince VaughnSimon Kilmurry
- Paul Walter HauserKen
- Joel McHaleRick
- Bebe RexhaTempe Tina
- Dayo OkeniyiEarl
- Nick CassavetesCaptain Pain
- Michael MasiniSWAT Agent Harris
- Paul RustAlbert Anderson
Recommendations
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Variety
Gaudet and Pullapilly argue, cheekily and convincingly, that the real crooks are the unseen conglomerates who’ve created a society that devalues products and their consumers. - 67
The Playlist
While it’s hardly the funniest film of the year, the based-on-a-true-story couponing antics and thoughtful look at motherhood and grief make Queenpins worth the watch. - 50
Arizona Republic
Writers and directors Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly can’t seem to decided whether to make an offbeat comedy about two under-appreciated women turning to crime or a mismatched buddy cop comedy. So they made both. It’s not a seamless fit. - 50
Slashfilm
Queenpins boasts a cast of talented ringers, who elevate the muddled material far more than it deserves, without actually resulting in an all-around good movie. - 50
Movie Nation
The first act of “Queenpins” makes you giddy at the comic possibilities, but the finale is the final straw in the letdown it too-quickly becomes. - 40
Screen Rant
It wants to celebrate the American Dream and the entrepreneurial spirit — while making a statement about consumerism and corporate greed. In the end, Queenpins doesn't really say anything, which would have been fine if it was at least funny. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
The crime comedy ends not as a fat stack of jokes but a jumble of loose change — not entirely worthless, but not amounting to a whole lot, either. - 38
Slant Magazine
The film’s largely painful humor is informed by the mistaken belief that the main characters’ criminal enterprise is inherently quirky.
