Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

2022

Biography / Comedy / Drama

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 4889 4.9K

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Plot summary

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

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Top cast

Mike Doyle as Jack Haber
Mike Faist as Roger
Marcia Myers as Glasses Councilwoman
Kenneth Tigar as Irving Holzman
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873.47 MB
1280*532
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 3
1.75 GB
1920*798
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lewilewis1997 7 / 10

If It Wasn't For The Moustache...

You will only ever focus on one thing, the fake moustache, the highly ridiculous moustache, that moustache.It will distract you from the main character, Roger Sharpe (Mike Faist) despite sitting uncomfortably on his face.Mr. Sharpe, (Dennis Boutsikaris) Roger's older self and fourth wall breaking narrator, will never mention it but we know that he knows, how could he not?! He's right next to the thing, a lot.Moustache has one skill, pinball. Learnt in a student bar and rediscovered in New York, the moustache wants to play. But New York doesn't like pinball, it's obviously a vice so must be hidden in the backrooms of 'adult' stores.What follows is a really interesting, tongue in cheek journey in the quest to liberate the flippers and their corresponding steel balls.Well worth a watch, but that moustache?! It can't be unseen, sadly.
Reviewed by TaylorYee94 8 / 10

I firmly stand behind this underrated work.

I cannot believe 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' does not even have a wikipedia page. The best lowest budget film I've watched. It's just so wholesome and whole and complete. Every element of the movie is doing its job. Foremost, the story is well organized with clear plot development yet it's not simple. Old Roger's narration in interview form and during the interaction with past Roger are the right amount of diversion to add more fun (and still be neat). Editing and the pace of the film are very up-to-date. They contribute to the upbeat and witty atmosphere of the movie. The color palette and the costume are trendy and vintage at the same time. They are old-time but not outdated. Message and theme are clear: taking a shot. It's hidden in pinball and manifested through Roger's work and relationship. Finally, MIKE FAIST.. He can act, man. He can lead 90 minutes of work with brilliant chemistry with his co-stars. I do not care about being genuine because nothing is really that genuine between a screen; If the outcome is delivered with great quality, I'm satisfied. However, for Faist, his conveyance of emotion of Roger and his relationship with others seem genuine. The role really suits him because it can bring out his theater-ish personality.

Reviewed by raidatlanta 8 / 10

A very good standard-ish movie

Maybe like a 7.5? The acting is good, the story is solid and interesting (you even learn things, historical elements, etc.), the movie making is good, and there's awesome 70's styling.

What really makes the movie a lot better than what it would have been should it have had standard story telling, was self-derision, making fun of itself, correcting itself, and inserting historical snippets. The movie includes a lot of small clichés, though makes fun of those clichés at the same time. There are some other clichés that were left unattended, but I guess that's okay.

On top of it being a generally good movie, I don't really see what there is to say. Should you watch it? I recommend it. Are there flaws in the movie? None other than small clichés, etc. Does it feel like one of the many "success story" films? Yes, it does. Maybe it's the slight lack of originality in the "success story bioflick" genre that lowers the score for me, but then again, what they did with the material, they did really well, and the story is certainly worth a movie.

I hesitated a long time between a 7 and an 8. In any case, you get the just that it's a good movie, though not that it will necessarily blow your mind or change your life.

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