At 102 minutes, much longer than such a trifle needs to be.
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08/15/03
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Grind (2003)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:6
Rotten:64
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: Mediocre skateboard stunts are padded by a half-baked plot and one-dimensional characters.
Theatrical Release:Aug 15, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $5,111,630
Synopsis: Grind (verb): scraping one or both axles of a skateboard on a curb, railing, or other surface While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college,... [More]
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Reviews for Grind
A lively, if at times juvenile, movie.
08/15/03
Attempts to combine the extreme sports visuals of a good Warren Miller ski film with the plot of a bad Tom Green picture and doesn't come close to landing on four wheels.
08/15/03
It looks like junk and even the few laughs there are feel like junk laughs.
08/15/03
If you stay awake, you'll certainly feel more than a little ground down after watching perhaps 15 minutes of skateboard footage padded out with nearly 90 minutes of strenuously unfunny toilet humor.
08/15/03
Top CriticA mix of road-trip, coming-of-age and gross-out comedy cliches.
08/15/03
Truly a mess, technically speaking, and appears to have been edited by Stevie Wonder.
08/15/03
The comedy wears thin quickly because it's the same jokes and character quirks all over again.
08/15/03
Humourless, hackneyed yawnfest.
08/15/03
Top CriticUnbelievably tedious and seems to have been improvised on the spot -- just not by anyone with any discernible talent.
08/15/03
Without tons of exciting skateboard footage or a strong appreciation for the skating culture, nothing remains but pure pain.
08/15/03
Top CriticWhat Grind lacks in cinematic skill, it makes up for in heart, which is what most dudes-in-arms flicks are missing.
08/15/03
Top Critic...predictable gross-out humor and sports cliches are in ample supply.
08/15/03
Can’t quite shred the formula that’s dragging the plot down.
08/15/03
'Grind' rather economically describes the experience for anyone above age 11 who wanders into this skateboarding 'Rad' retread for 'jackass' fans.
08/15/03
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08/15/03
You leave feeling glad instead of cheated, and for a summer movie, that's a pretty big accomplishment.
08/15/03
The skateboarding footage is underwhelming compared to Dogtown.
08/15/03
Top CriticOh, c'mon, Grind is mindless fun most of the time and if you pretend for a moment you're about 12-15 years old, its totally awesome!
08/15/03
A tiresome teen romp that never leaves the ground, despite its many aerial stunts.
08/15/03
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