A humorous road trip across the country may be the most cliched premise in Hollywood, but throw in skateboards and legitimately unreal skating performed and shot by the best in the business, and Grind is one movie actually worth that hour-and-a-half of overtime at the Kwik-E Mart.

Led by Eric Rivers' character, two graduating seniors, Matt and Dustin, along with an already graduated slickster, Sweet Lou, pile into an Econoline and head out of hometown Chicago to follow fictional pro skateboard phenom Jimmy Wilson's skate tour in attempt to get noticed and turn pro. But think Dude, Where's My Car? on griptape, not a cement-and-wheels Blue Crush. The only sentimentality in this film is forced and awkward, which could be why Director Casey LaScala kept it to a minimum. Instead, expect fart jokes and cheap laughs, most of which are earned by Matt, played by Vince Vreluf. On the other hand, some of the other humor just doesn't hit, like Sweet Lou's penchant for high-school girls (which was, like, totally done already in Dazed and Confused, bro.)

Poor jokes aside, the real reason to sit through the 100 some-odd minutes is to watch top-notch skating on the big screen. LaScala partnered with Morgan Stone and Matt Goodman's 900 Films to shoot and supervise the film's skateboarding. Bob Burnquist, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Sheckler, Bucky Lasek, and Bam Margera (who also acts in the film) bust out on the street course and vert ramp. Also extremely impressive is 14-year-old Lauren Perkins, who skate-doubles for the Jamie character played by Jennifer Morrison.

Grind also includes cameos by Bobcat Goldthwaite, Tom Green, Randy Quaid, and the Jackass-ian Wee-Man himself, Jason Acuna. But don't count on them for your fun--it's the skating that makes this film worth your time and 10 bucks.