Comedy

The Grand

Insomnia Media Group

IMG Film 7

Eleven Eleven Films

United States of America

English

Woody Harrelson

Werner Herzog

Dennis Farina

David Cross

Cheryl Hines

Richard Kind

Chris Parnell

Jason Alexander

Ray Romano

Mike Epps

Judy Greer

Gabe Kaplan

Michael McKean

Julie Claire

Barry Corbin

Shannon Elizabeth

Estelle Harris

Andrea Savage

Andrew Hill Newman

Michael Karnow

Robert Thompson

Andy Bellin

Doyle Brunson

Antonio Esfandiari

Phil Hellmuth

Phil Laak

Daniel Negreanu

Hank Azaria

Tom Hodges

David Pressman

Brett Ratner

Avi Arad

K.D. Aubert

Tommy Lister Jr.

Lance Stockton

Tim Mikulecky

Trula M. Marcus

Cynthia Petrello

Linda Button

Rusty Meyers

Richard Brodie

Peter O'Meara

Tara G. Wise

Catherine Rose Young

Alec Holden

Hailey McCann

Orly Shani

Naomi Fabe

Errol Guidry II

Jeff Bowler

Sharon Fann

Marc J. Chaiet

Garrett McKechnie

Tilman J. Fertitta

Sean Patrick Flaherty

Scotty Gelt

Bonnie Joy Ashley

Harvey Blanc

Ashley Bowler

Barry Brandt

Kelly Catey

Randy Charach

John Embry

Steve Grabowsky

Alistair David Herz

Kelly R. Kleinman

Melinda Kramer

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Dylan Mitro

Wesley Okerson

Michael A. Rizza

Brahm Taylor

Dave Yekell

Bob Pepper

Phil Gordon

Zak Penn

Matt Bierman

Ross M. Dinerstein

Gary Marcus

Bret Saxon

Bobby Schwartz

Stephen Endelman

Anthony Hardwick

Abby Schwarzwalder

Shepherd Frankel

Amy Lee Wheeler

Valerie Laven-Cooper

Jorina King

Richard Pagano

Linda Arnold

Diana Brown

Mary Guerrero

Deborah K. Larsen

Gail Rowell-Ryan

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

This movie is centered around a poker tournament (called... the Grand, obviously). Build as a documentary, we follow a bunch of people; Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) who own (or owned) a casino that he got from his grandpa, but has been staying at a rehab facility of late; Harold Melvin, a nerd who lives with his mother, and drinks a lot of Brain Juice; Lainie, a housewife who is getting a little tired of her husband, Fred (Ray Romano); Larry, Lainie's brother who is... a little out there, and always a step behind his sister; Deuce Fairbanks (Dennis Farina), an elderly gentlemen (a cowboy really) who speaks his mind and likes to remember the olden days; The German (Werner Herzog), a crazy german who feel compelled to kill at least one animal each day, and therefore arrive with... a lot of the; Andy Andrews, who won a seat at the Grand, more or less, by accident.

Just your average poker players... or maybe not. This is a movie afterall, so of course the characters needs to be... quirky. Also, this is clearly a comedy (and not an actual documentary, but I think you had guessed that). I kinda like these characters, flaws, weirdness and all. Oh, and there are other players as well.

The movie is not filmed entirely as a documentary, but goes back and forth between the genres. Most of the time, the camera is handheld, making for very lively images, but there are also interviews with our six main characters, where they tell their stories. In theory, it is a good idea, but in reality, it seems more like a gimmick than anything else. I read somewhere that when they sad down at the final table, they did not have a script, and actually, didn't know who would win. I like movies that use improvisation, but honestly, I've seen better movies than this one.

_Last words... a short ride, with its moments, but not much of a movie. It'll be forgotten by the morrow. Want to see a good movie about poker, go see Matt Damon and John Malkovich battle it out in Rounders._

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Dennis Farina

David Cross

Cheryl Hines

Richard Kind

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