Grind 2003

Critics score:
8 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Scott Von Doviak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: A tiresome teen romp that never leaves the ground, despite its many aerial stunts. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: The worst movie of the summer. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I think actually guys and women, who love skateboarding, probably won't like this movie because it doesn't do it justice-the skill it really takes to be at the top of the game. Read more

Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune: These characters are so flat, the story line so one-dimensional, that the whole triumph-over-adversity bit just loses its bite after the first five minutes of adversity. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Far too much of the movie's energy is devoted to rampaging hormones and irritable bowels. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Suitable entertainment for boys too young to shave. Read more

Keith Phipps, AV Club: A tip for filmmakers attempting to appeal to young moviegoers: Don't hire thirtysomething actors to play recent high-school graduates. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: What Grind lacks in cinematic skill, it makes up for in heart, which is what most dudes-in-arms flicks are missing. Read more

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Manages to capture enough honest moments to make it watchable, but it's never really funny enough to recommend to anyone who's outgrown short pants and kneepads. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Braying teen sports fantasy. Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Humourless, hackneyed yawnfest. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: It's a cheap, half-baked attempt at a summer road-trip comedy. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: A crass, condescending piece of corporate bamboozling. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: A jaw-dropping exercise in futility. Read more

Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger: Among those rare films that starts at the bottom and burrows downward. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The skateboarding footage is underwhelming compared to Dogtown. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: 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. Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: Brody and Vogel anchor the cast, portraying likeable, charismatic dudes with a friendship that is genuine and enduring in spite of their differences. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Laughs are virtually nil, despite a plethora of crude attempts at humor: jokes about vomiting, defecating, flatulence, bosomy babes. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Read more

Ed Halter, Village Voice: A logo-laden celebration of the joys of sponsorship wrapped inside an innocuous teen-pic package. Read more