Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
xhidden99
Starts out strong but goes flat fast. You can pretty much predict every line of dialog. It's a sitcom not Alexander Pope. We get it, but there's not a single unexpected laugh. Paint by numbers. Which is weird because it's intended to be satire. But it's more a satire about satire. Like 'The Grinder' is a fake show in a show, the real show is a show inside a show about a show. Like a fake TV show the fake writers in 30 Rock would pretend to write. It's like an American show making fun of a Mexican telenovela. Setting that aside it relies on two things pretty common in all sitcoms; one- the big lie that always goes horribly wrong. And two- the family member who's a passive aggressive lunatic narcissist who everyone always sides with at the expense of the 'good' person. Not hard to see why this got canceled after 1 season. It had nowhere to go. They flogged that horse for 20+ episodes and 20 more wasn't going work.
Parker Lewis
One of the funniest moments are the scenes from the fictional Grinder TV series, which are so knowing and very much sends up legal dramas. Rob "Wayne's World" Lowe is perfect in the part, and I only wish there were more scenes from the fictional Grinder!I cannot believe the Grinder only lasted one season. One season. Picture that. Saved by the Bell lasted ages, but The Grinder got only 22 episodes. Maybe it can be rebooted, and hopefully the cast can return if such an enlightened decision is made by the powers-that-be. I guess the ratings for the The Grinder were sadly not enough to save the show, but that's the power of ratings for you.
Charles Herold (cherold)
The Grinder started around the same time as another sitcom, Life in Pieces. I would say the two shows are about equally as funny, and yet I've watched far more episodes of The Grinder. I think it's because, while Life in Pieces has a bunch of characters with their own stories the intersect, resulting in a very funny but somewhat disconnected experience, The Grinder is very tightly focused, with a very clear sense of the world it is creating and, as the season moved on, an increasing focus on the story arc.The cast is amazing. Everyone is excellent, and Rob Lowe's vain but well-intentioned celebrity is the part he will spend the rest of his life trying to equal. The story has become increasingly focused as the season has progressed. At first it was simply a matter of tossing the characters together, but as things progressed the series has really worked at making me want to watch not just for laughs but also to find out what happens next.Definitely a series everyone should check out. Also, Life in Pieces; I really need to watch more of that.
Jim de Graff
I was really looking forward to this one. I enjoyed Rob Lowe tremendously in West Wing (too bad the show got away from him) and Fred Savage in Wonder Years. The segments of the fictional "Grinder" TV show were wonderfully over-acted and perfectly lampooned many of the cheesy overly dramatic moments from some of my favourite shows of the past decade or two. In the end, however, the writers just ended up presenting us with the same joke over and over. Add to that the blatant abuse of Fred Savage's family's hospitality to a point that nobody would tolerate and the show just became annoying. Watching people being abused is not comedy. Even the occasional treat of Timothy Olyphant in a comedic role is not enough to keep me watching.
