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An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.
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| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonPenn only wanted to create his world, not explore it, and failing that he axes the players as quickly as possible as though he's bored and ready for the credits |
| OregonianShawn LevyThere are small pleasures, but not many. It especially underwhelms when you consider how Penn seemed to have found a new paradigm for this now-hoary comic form. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's obvious that The Grand's director, Zak Penn, set out to make the Best in Show of high-stakes poker, but to raise the ante, he piles up the absurdities and zany backstories. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe film is not much more than a gusher of oddball character sketches and ricocheting gags, but its manic pace and over-the-top inventiveness make The Grand a solid bet. |
| Globe and MailJennie PunterThe 'card flick' has usually been a standard western, drama or crime deal -- that is, until a pack of mostly veteran comic actors tried their hand at improvising, Christopher Guest-style, in the highly amusing The Grand. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigThe Grand is in the grand tradition of Christopher Guest 'mockumentary' comedy satires: Its greatest asset is its eclectic, quirky-funny cast. |
| The DeadboltBrian TallericoThere's enough good material in the first act to almost merit a recommendation, but, like a poker player who just stops getting dealt the cards he needs, the film runs out of chips long before the credits roll. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerFor every scene that goes nowhere -- and there are more than a few -- there's some comedy gold lurking around the corner. |
| Let's Not ListenTricia OlszewskiWithout Cheryl Hines or Chris Parnell, The Grand would be a fast fold. |
| Village VoiceJim RidleyPut Herzog at the same table as Hines, Harrelson, Parnell, Cross, and Farina, and poker on film starts to look a lot less dull. Imagine what they could do with Monopoly. |