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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisWhat 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.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesSuitable entertainment for boys too young to shave.
- 50Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganIf you've recently watched that great skateboarding documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," Grind will play like a soft-pedaled Afterschool Special.
- 40The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsFirst-time director Casey La Scala and some talented stunt doubles squeeze in a fair amount of impressive skating footage, but the film around it will gleam the cube only of viewers with an unusually high tolerance for porta-toilet and Dutch-oven gags.
- 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.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigSitting through the teen skateboard comedy Grind is, well, a grind.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThis movie is just not cool or hip or in any way extreme. Sitting through Grind is a real grind.
- 25New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHere's what's missing from Casey La Scala's film: Likable characters, a comprehensible script and any semblance of a good time.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThe most humorous actor in the film, Joey Kern as Sweet Lou the cradle-robbing ladies' man, gets laughs only because he's performing a note-for-note rip-off of the Matthew McConaughey character in "Dazed and Confused."
- 0Film ThreatFilm ThreatGrind is an answer to the question that has been on the minds of many this summer: “Is there anything worse than Gigli?” The answer to this question is a resounding “YES!”