Fresh
Preposterous, but much anxious fun.
John Anderson, Newsday
Overview
Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.
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Top critics, in their words
Rotten
"Grand Piano" is an ambitious effort that plays dumb.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh
Not all the right notes are hit in "Grand Piano," but for an elegantly schizoid B movie, it's more B-sharp than B-flat.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Once you accept that "Grand Piano" is B-movie pulp, there's a certain amount of fun to be had. This proudly old-fashioned movie will pull any trick in the book to hold your attention.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Grand Piano is a screenwriter's fantasy of a self-conscious Hitchcockian thriller, daringly written, improbably made - and more unbelievably made well.
Joel Arnold, NPR
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