The Grand

In a poker mockumentary, an ensemble of actors plays a plodding game of improvisation

Why don't mockumentaries ever go after targets worth the mocking? In lieu of pointed send-ups of our feckless political leaders, we get easy caricatures of such don't-make-waves subjects as dog shows, regional theater, folk music and now -- don't everyone cheer at once -- poker game championships. Writers Zak Penn and Matt Bierman brainstormed the idea and characters for this ESPN-style coverage of a Las Vegas poker playoff, prelude and aftermath, then turned it over to a game ensemble to improvise. [...]

di Jan Stuart, articolo completo (1300 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 21 marzo 2008