"Grand Piano" has a certain resemblance to "Phonebooth".

1 selected victim, 1 anonymous perpetrator, 1 hostage.

It's a solid thriller and contains some very nice cinematography and set design, however, the end was not satisfying enough. It left too many questions open. It was meant to be left open, yet didn't come across that well.

Elijah Wood's scared performance (and his gazing blue eyes) were definitely an asset to the movie. John Cusack on the other hand was quite the disappointment.

Still, worth a watch.

"I play piano, this is just another gig. Nothing else." Tom Selznick (Wood) is one of the most famous concert pianists in the world but 5 years ago he had a breakdown on stage and disappeared. Finally ready to come back to the art form he loves he stages a comeback appearance. He is as nervous as he as ever been when he starts to play, then he sees a note written on his music that makes him forget about his stage fright. The only problem is that his next note may be his last. As you know by now I watch as many movies as I can without watching the trailer first. Going in I was thinking...a movie about a piano concert with Frodo, sounds exciting (sarcasm). From the beginning I was intrigued and then it hit me. This movie is nothing like what I expected at all. A movie I expected to be about love of classical music ended up being more like Speed or Phonebooth. It was tense and exciting the entire time and I really liked it more then expected. Overall, keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Very fast paced and exciting. I recommend this. I give this a high B+.

This story is so incredibly unbelievable, while it is meant to be taken seriously. THAT is it's biggest flaw.

Not any good? The photography, the editing, the sound are all pretty good. The acting performances are great as well. BUT that doesnt make go away this terribly silly stupid story about a gunmen being able to kill a pianist if he plays 1 wrong note.