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Up for Grabs (2005)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:42
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: You don't have to be a baseball fan to be entertained by the absurdities, obsessions, and greed on display in this documentary.
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Apr 15, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: Baseball has long been called our national pastime. Here in 2005, we might add trendier pursuits like get-rich-quick schemes, suing your neighbor, and grasping for 15 minutes of fame. Mike... [More]
Director: Michael Wranovics
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Reviews for Up for Grabs
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08/13/05
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10/18/08
While the material is interesting, it's not substantial enough to sustain a feature-length treatment.
05/06/05
The film spends a little too much time on the fates of previous home run balls in general.
05/06/05
The longer the case drags on, the more you may begin to wish that, somehow, both sides lose.
05/06/05
Top CriticEven if you know how this ends, this story will keep you in its grips.
04/15/05
Rather enjoyable.
05/20/05
If you ever thought professional athletes were too damn greedy, wait till you see the fans.
06/10/05
Hilarious, inventive documentary.
06/16/05
Up for Grabs may be the perfect sports doc for this me-first day and age.
06/09/05
Top Criticyou can't help but get sucked into this powerful story
12/24/05
Wranovics tells his parable with a great sense of wit and a bit of bemusement.
12/01/05
A wry social commentary about contemporary life for those caught up in celebrity.
12/24/05
Popov himself emerges as the story's villain, a schmuck with the personality of a TV anchorman and the common sense of Troy Duffy.
05/03/05
It's an engaging story about how overwhelming greed can turn a silk purse into a sow's ear.
07/29/05
Michael Wranovics has crafted an addictively engrossing documentary about the lengths some members of society will go to claim their piece of the pie.
04/06/04
A jovial commentary on the cult of celebrity in modern America and a wonderful metaphor for today's crass commercialization of the sports industry.
06/09/05
Even if you vaguely remember the outcome of this absurd episode, there are enough surprises and revelations to keep you on the edge of your seat.
05/13/05
A twisty little documentary about the aftermath of Bonds' fat swing.
05/19/05
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