Grind was a movie that randomly popped into my mind one day, for I remembered it was one of the few skateboarding movies out there. I hadn't seen it until now, and all I can say is that I'd maybe like it if I saw it at age 8 when it was released. Plot- It doesn't even try. A kid takes his dumb friends on a road trip to skate at a competition. Some funny things happen along the way but none of it feels genuine.Writing- Cringe worthy at most parts. It all felt so awkward, and it seemed as if an entirely new script would have been fine as long as they still met up with Bam Margera and company. Acting/ Characters- The writing always brings down the characters, and as stated, I thought it was very poor. Not the worst, but I mean the characters goof around in the weirdest ways, none of them are distinctive beyond a one or two word stereotype, and you end up with relative good actors playing poorly written hooligans. So in turn, the acting in itself wasn't bad, just awkward. I really got annoyed with the character Sweet Lou that is almost identical to McConaughey in Dazed in Confused. He looks like a total fool.Quality- Yikes. I watched this hoping that at least the skateboard scenes would be juicy, much like an action film with dull moments in between. The skating scenes are awful, they could have just filmed it like a real video. All you see is their feet, barely an attempt for realistic stunt doubles, and the tricks they do are laaaame- you will not be dazzled, fellow skaters. This movie looks like it was shot in a hurry, the most bland angles, lazy editing.Overall I gave this a 3 mainly because I'm considering the nostalgia aspect- people who saw this as a kid may like it, but I didn't, and I don't. I also don't give 1's much. It has no pizazz, no realism or insight into the lives of skaters, no driving plot points. Just attempts, failures, and success, all driven by an awful sense of humor and the sheer obligation to simply make a skateboarding flick for the big screen.

Grind (2003): Dir: Casey La Scala / Cast: Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody, Jennifer Morrison, Joey Kern: The title is a suppose skateboarding term but it feels like a play on our patience. How many times have we seen some moron leave their keys in their car only to have it stolen by some innocent looking chap? Is it too much for a person to just remove the keys and put them in their pocket? Four skateboarders leave their small town life and follow a skateboard champion in hopes of gaining a sponsor. The story is about as exciting as careening down a flight of stairs and landing on a bed of nails. Casey La Scala does a fine job directing the skateboard action but the characters are hardly interesting nor sympathetic for that matter. Some characters have promise such as ladies man Sweet Lou who seems to have a date for every night of the week. Another character comes from a family of clowns. Alas, they are merely seen as props. Other roles are flat including the hero with big dreams and his best friend who blew his college money so that he could appear in this mess. Cast includes Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody, and Jennifer Morrison whom hopefully won't suffer too much because of this charade. Joey Kern plays the idiotic Sweet Lou but he is stuck in a screenplay that is none too sweet. Celebration of skateboarding given a story that grinds into our patience. Score: 3 / 10

The movie grind is a really fun movie. That has you hoping that the group of teenagers achieve their goal right to the end. This movie has humor and romance and is a really fun movie for all the family. I like this movie as it shows that you can make a movie about teenagers without any nudity or drug use. As I already said you get really invested in the characters in this movie which is what a good movie should do in my opinion. This movie has also received a lot of criticism for being a joke to the sport of skating but I disagree and think it really helped a lot of young people to start skating. This movie gets an 8 out of ten for just being generally entertaining. Check it out and see for yourself I highly recommended you do !!!!

I have to admit, I didn't even finish watching this movie it was so Shitty. I guess it was supposed to be an attempt at comedy? A prostate exam would be more pleasant than being forced to watch this. I did give it one star for all the honeys. Without a doubt the best part if the movie. I am a little surprised at how many positive reviews users gave this movie. All I can imagine is they are probably written by some kiddies. The humor is really that weak. I am trying to think of something that was supposed to be a joke in the movie, but I have already forgotten any of the "jokes" and I just watched this movie less than ten minutes ago.