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Grind (2003)

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8

Average Rating: 3.1/10
Reviews Counted: 72
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 66

Mediocre skateboard stunts are padded by a half-baked plot and one-dimensional characters.

9

Average Rating: 3/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 21

Mediocre skateboard stunts are padded by a half-baked plot and one-dimensional characters.

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Movie Info

Gaylord Films producer Casey La Scala makes his directorial debut with the teen comedy Grind. Just before entering college, young skateboarder Eric Rivers (Mike Vogel) decides to take a road trip from Chicago to California with his smart friend Dustin (Adam Brody) and his wacky friend Matt (Vince Vieluf). Despite their underdog status, they intend to make it big in the world of skateboarding in the wake of legendary touring skater Jimmy Wilson (Jason London). They end up recruiting a fourth team

PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Ralph Sall

Jan 27, 2004

$5.1M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (81) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (66) | DVD (3)

Suitable entertainment for boys too young to shave.

February 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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Brody and Vogel anchor the cast, portraying likeable, charismatic dudes with a friendship that is genuine and enduring in spite of their differences.

August 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Among those rare films that starts at the bottom and burrows downward.

August 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | Comment
Newark Star-Ledger
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The worst movie of the summer.

August 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | Comment
Detroit Free Press
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Without the charm or irrepressible imagination of the Farrellys or 'American Pie' writer Adam Herz, the filmmakers succeeds only in making their protagonists look like jerks, who well deserve the misfortunes that befall them right up to a happy fadeout.

August 19, 2003 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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A logo-laden celebration of the joys of sponsorship wrapped inside an innocuous teen-pic package.

August 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Pretty much a complete waste of time.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment (1)
Common Sense Media

If you love skateboarding, feel free to rent Grind, hit the mute button and fast forward through anything that doesn't involve a half-pipe.

May 10, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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It's the sort of movie that makes American Wedding look... subtle by comparison. [T]his summer's notorious bomb Gigli is starting to look better and better.

January 1, 2004 Full Review | Comment

First-time director Casey La Scala may have taken his fledgling film's title too literally, grinding together borrowed ingredients like a mischievous chef.

October 24, 2003 Comment
Palo Alto Weekly

Brings Out The Worst Of A Fringe Sport That Fights For Mainstream Acceptance...this Film Fails So Completely In Almost Every Aspect.

October 22, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

Director La Scala can't direct his way out of this can of half-baked beans.

August 30, 2003 Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | Comment
Nitrate Online

You've seen and heard it before, dude.

August 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Viewing the earthbound sequences in "Grind" is like watching the dialogue portions of pornos. Pity the viewers who catch this one without the benefit of a fast-forward or chapter select button.

August 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | Comment
Kansas City Star

Striving for street cred, I'm positive even skaters will turn their noses up at this.

August 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Modamag.com | Comment (1)
Modamag.com

They say it takes a certain knowledge of a subject to truly empathize a movie based on it, but I'm guessing it will take more than that to show any sort of genuine interest in a movie like Grind.

August 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Grind

While it has heart, and compassion, and a great ending, not even the awesome soundtrack, or skate tricks can make up for the sometimes funny, mostly stupidly mundane scenes in the middle of the whole trip.

April 19, 2007
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At the time, skateboarding was a big thing. Now tony hawk is no cooler than david blaine.

September 6, 2011
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