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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude humor, sexual content and language

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

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,... 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, skateboarder Eric Rivers (MIKE VOGEL) and his best friends, Dustin (ADAM BRODY), a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt (VINCE VIELUF) have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world - and getting paid to skate. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson's (JASON LONDON) skate demo tour hits town, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he'll sign them up for his renowned skate team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercepted by Jimmy's road manager (DAVE FOLEY) and they can't get their foot in the door, much less their boards. But they do get some free advice: keep skating, stay true to yourself, and stay in the game - if you're good, you'll get noticed. Following their dream - and Jimmy's national tour - Eric, Dustin and Matt start their own skate team, reluctantly sponsored by Dustin and his college fund. After recruiting laid-back ladies man Sweet Lou (JOEY KERN) to join their crew and provide the wheels for their tour, team "Super Duper" launches the ride of their lives in an outrageous road trip from Chi-town to Santa Monica. The professional scene doesn't exactly welcome "nobody" skaters, but these outsiders stick together through extreme misadventures. In their quest to go pro, they meet professional vert skating champions Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist and Pierre Luc Gagnon, skate pro Bam Margera and his crew Preston Lacy, Ehren "Danger" McGhehey and Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, as well as sexy skate chick Jamie (JENNIFER MORRISON) as they grind handrails across America and force the skateboarding world to give 'em a piece of the action. -- © Warner Brothers [More]

Starring: Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody, Joey Kern

Starring: Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody, Joey Kern, Jennifer Morrison, Tom Green, Bobcat Goldthwait, Randy Quaid, Jason London

Director: Casey La Scala

Director: Casey La Scala
Screenwriter: Ralph Sall
Producer: Bill Gerber, Hunt Lowry, Casey La Scala
Studio: Warner Bros.

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08/07/08
Joe Leydon
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

Suitable entertainment for boys too young to shave.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/27/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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There is nothing remotely entertaining about this film.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
12/06/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
Film Threat

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
05/10/04
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/01/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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11/16/03
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
10/24/03
Tyler Hanley
Tyler Hanley
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.

Full Review Source: Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
10/22/03
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
09/13/03
Boston Phoenix

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

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
08/30/03
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

You've seen and heard it before, dude.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/23/03
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
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.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
08/22/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Kansas City Star

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

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment 1 Comment
08/22/03
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
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.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
08/22/03
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Brody and Vogel anchor the cast, portraying likeable, charismatic dudes with a friendship that is genuine and enduring in spite of their differences.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/21/03
Daphne Gordon
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