Grind

Name: Grind
Genre: Adventure, Sport, Comedy
Released: August 15, 2003
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 30
Cast: Adam Brody, Joey Kern

2003

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 15, 2003 | PG-13

Starring: Adam Brody, Joey Kern

Summary: While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers (Vogel) and his best friends, Dustin (Brody), a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt (Vieluf) have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboardingWhile the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers (Vogel) and his best friends, Dustin (Brody), a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt (Vieluf) have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world - and getting paid to skate. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Casey La Scala

Genre(s): Adventure, Sport, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Wesley Morris

What Grind lacks in cinematic skill, it makes up for in heart, which is what most dudes-in-arms flicks are missing. Given the option of spending eternity with these gentlemen or the boys of ''American Pie,'' I'd choose the lads of Grind. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Suitable entertainment for boys too young to shave. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Supplies stretches of actual skating footage by pros doubling for the stars. It's in these moments, freed from the earthbound pull of its market-tested components, that the movie briefly relaxes into the sheer thrilling audacity of flying into the air propelled by a board on wheels. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Sitting through the teen skateboard comedy Grind is, well, a grind. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

What the problem comes down to is a group of filmmakers making misguided choices in an effort to broaden the movie's demographics beyond those who attend X Games. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

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 - all cheaply filmed on a budget that looks as if it would scarcely cover the catering bill for "Gigli." Read full review

Scott Foundas

A crass, condescending piece of corporate bamboozling, Grind plays like a movie conceived by monkey-suited honchos who regard their targeted audience as impressionable nincompoops susceptible to every new trend in sports, clothing and music that comes down the pike. Read full review

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TylerD.

Sep 10, 2005

I absolutely LOVE this movie. How could the critics be so harsh on it? It's amazing.

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Schmit93

Apr 30, 2011

I still enjoy watching the X-Games and I also enjoy a good stupid movie every once in a while. Hell, I could still watch Dumb and Dumber. When I first heard about this (I was 10) and I was thinking that this could be pretty awesome, skateboards and comedy. Well, it has skateboards but it isI still enjoy watching the X-Games and I also enjoy a good stupid movie every once in a while. Hell, I could still watch Dumb and Dumber. When I first heard about this (I was 10) and I was thinking that this could be pretty awesome, skateboards and comedy. Well, it has skateboards but it is devoid of laughs. Maybe it's one of those you can only enjoy stoned. Wish I was, that way I could forget about it.… Expand

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