Eugenio Mira's 'Grand Piano' attempts to be 'experimental' and somewhat 'different' but that alone does not guarantee a good film. Besides, it really isn't that different from your typical thriller except that here the lead, an accomplished pianist, is being threatened through a mobile phone while he's playing the piano. It does remind one of films like 'Phone Booth' and such. The air of tension is maintained in the first quarter of an hour after Tom starts playing the piano before turning into one ridiculous Hollywood cliché after another. The only appealing thing about 'Grand Piano' is the score. Elijah Wood delivers a poor performance while Kerry Bishé is quite adequate. John Cusack is quite awful. Just when I thought he was back on track with 'The Paperboy' after a string of abysmal movies, he slips with this. One would be better off listening to the soundtrack than wasting time on this.
Review of Grand Piano
