Fresh
An enjoyable, fitfully engaging but ever-so-slightly forgettable minor-key political comedy.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Overview
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general election. Based on a true story.
Director and cast
- Stephen Gyllenhaal Director
- Jason Biggs as Phil Campbell
- Joel David Moore as Grant Cogswell
- Lauren Ambrose as Emily Bowen
- Cobie Smulders as Clair
- Tom Arnold as Tommy
- Todd Stashwick as Nick Ricochet
- D.C. Pierson as Wayne
- Emily Bergl as Theresa Glendon
- Christopher McDonald as Jim Tripp
- Cedric the Entertainer as Richard McIver
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Grassroots is a movie where bad ideas, because they're the ones championed by the "correct" side, are king. It never acknowledges that sometimes idealism is just another kind of manipulation.
Stephanie Zacharek, NPR
Rotten
At first glance, "Grassroots" doesn't seem like much of an idea for a movie. Nor at second, third or fourth glance.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Although it only glosses the mechanics of local politics, it exudes an endearingly scruffy charm.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
This is one film as misguided as the business-as-usual subject it aims to critique.
Andrew Schenker, Time Out New York
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