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Grand Piano (15)

Mystery, Thriller

Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.


The critical consensus

Some inspired grace notes elevate a thriller that's more De Palma than Hitchcock.

***(*)(*)Nick de Semlyen, Empire Online, 15/09/2014

More concept that complete movie, despite serious style from the director and the cast’s considerable conviction. Sadly, there’s no masking the plot’s piano-sized holes.

***(*)(*)James Mottram, Total Film, 15/09/2014

Spanish director Eugenio Mira's third film is an involving, Hitchcockian tale of a persecuted man fighting for redemption against the most unlikely of circumstances.

****(*)Nikki Baughan, The List, 15/09/2014

Complete codswallop but not entirely awful.

***(*)(*)Caroline Jowett, Daily Express, 18/09/2014

It becomes progressively clear that screenwriter Damien Chazelle and director Eugenio Mira have no plausible or satisfying ideas for developing or resolving this: it’s a crazy if occasionally engaging mess.

**(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 18/09/2014

The filmmaking virtuosity is admirable, but in the end it's more flat than sharp.

***(*)(*)Anton Bitel, Little White Lies, 18/09/2014

It’s reminiscent of the highly designed trash Brian De Palma used to make.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 20/09/2014

Elijah Wood is forced to perform an unplayable piece of music on pain of death in this slickly tense thriller.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 21/09/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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