The Grand (Penn, 2007)

I have no clue how to write about this movie but I will give it a shot.

Zak Penn has written most of the superhero movies (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Elektra, Incredible Hulk) so it was a bit weird when I heard he has written and directed this documentary style spoof on poker. Poker is a very interesting game and there are a lot of weird players on the professional circuit. Penn has managed to make this spoof funny but not laugh that you cry funny. A chuckle here and there is all you will get from this. An average fare of comedy just to pass your time and the sad part is that you wont learn much about poker from the movie either.
The stars do the best they can as it clearly shows the movie is all improvisation and I think that is why the film as a whole suffers. Still Ray Ramano, Chris Parnell, Werner Herzog, Woddy Harrelson all provide nice comic relief.

3/5