The Grand (2008)

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CinemaSource

Rating: R

Release Date: Mar 21, 2008

Running Time: 104 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Werner Herzog, Richard Kind, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Farina, Julie Claire, K D Aubert

director: Zak Penn

The Grand

Set around an international poker tournament. A middle-aged guy goes all-in to save his dead grandfather’s hotel-casino from a real estate developer. His master plan is to win the world’s most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.

The Grand is sharp-witted and snappy--a hybrid of scripted and improvisational comedy which works on many levels.

Story

Much like Christopher Guest comedies (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), The Grand's loose style, set up by writer/director Zak Penn, allows the actors to have free rein onscreen. Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) is our hero, a ladies' man with an eye patch and long drug history. Faro owns the aging downtown Las Vegas casino, The Rabbit's Foot, and is struggling to keep it afloat, hunted…