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Mississippi Grind

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Convinced that his newfound friend (Ryan Reynolds) is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict (Ben Mendelsohn) takes the man on a road trip to a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans.
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Well-acted and steeped in Southern atmosphere, Mississippi Grind is a road movie and addiction drama that transcends each of its well-worn genres.

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David Stratton The Australian It's a terrific film, but it came and went in cinemas before many people could discover it. Nov 30, 2018 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire A loose, funky character study of two guys who can only frame their station as "can't win" and "can't lose," and can't really imagine a life that's anywhere in between. May 3, 2016 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian This one defies easy expectations, right up to its strange (in a good way) ending. The blues soundtrack is excellent, too. Rated: 4/5 Dec 11, 2015 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...has an energy and a loucheness all of its own... Rated: 4/5 Sep 23, 2021 Full Review Olly Richards NME (New Musical Express) Rated: 4/5 Jun 8, 2021 Full Review Tyler Smith Battleship Pretension While at times the dialogue may get a bit too clever, and the general story may dip too often into plot convenience, the acting is top notch, and does just as much to sell the desperation of this world as the dark, moody cinematography... Jan 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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James B interesting film good road trip movie i havent seen too many gambling films besides the croupier and rounders rysn reynolds is interesting in an independent film and sienna miller and ben mendelson are great cool film and interesting film recommended if u like slow films or films about gambling Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Jed B think I maybe missed the point on this one. Just never feel like it brought it all together. Some fun ideas though Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review David W Mississippi Grind is well cast with two talented leads. It also does an excellent job of portraying gambling addiction. It's perhaps that latter fact, having spent time around undiagnosed gambling addicts, that makes this film personally uncomfortable to watch. It's heavy in that way. For that reason, I would only watch this again if there were nothing better to choose from. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Jem H Decent viewing, good story, sometimes seems to lose direction, but great cast. Enjoyed, would watch again. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Craftnight 4 Dirty Trip ist leider eine Enttäuschung. Ben Mendelsohn spielt die Hauptfigur Gerry, einen Wett süchtigen Mann,welcher durch seine Krankheit u.a seine Ehe zerstört hat und eine Menge Schulden verursacht hat, welcher dies jetzt lösen möchte. Mendelsohn spielt diese Figur überzeugend. Mal ist er überglücklich, weil er gewonnen hat und trinkt viel und feiert seinen Sieg. Außerhalb vom Spielen ist er traurig und sucht immer nach eine Challenge, um darauf wetten zu können. Er scheint, damit nicht glücklich zu sein und will das ändern, aber er schafft es einfach nicht. Ryan Reynolds spielt hier für seine Verhältnisse eher ruhig, zwar noch mit ein paar Gags, aber nicht so viele und auch nicht zu extrem. Er spielt einen coolen, sympathischen Mann, welcher mit seiner lässigen Art überzeugt. Trotzdem ist der Film nicht sehr unterhaltsam. Es ist kaum Humor vorhanden und die Handlung wird nur langsam vorangetrieben. Die Dialoge sind nicht wirklich interessant genug, um Spannung aufzubauen. Die Kritikpunkte beziehen sich auf die erste Stunde des Films. Danach wird der Film emotionaler und interessanter. Die Dialoge sind viel besser und gut geschrieben. Man erfährt mehr über die Charaktere und dessen Vergangenheit. Das Ende ist zum einen gut, aber auch negativ. Der Film hat zwar ein Happy End, aber es hätte, eigentlich negativ Enden müssen. 5,5/10 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review Joana N Joana here. Working my way through all the A24 movies. Not your typical gamblers movie, definitely new components: not as much violence, just feeling the intense, never-ending cycle of depression and addiction. For a moment I thought Ryan Reynolds was an alternate personality of Ben Mendelson, Fight Club vibes. Although Mississippi Grind failed to hold my attention during the whole film, and had a surprising (slightly cliche) happy ending (the result of gambling), the cast succeeded in the portraying the struggles of their characters. Joana gone. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Convinced that his newfound friend (Ryan Reynolds) is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict (Ben Mendelsohn) takes the man on a road trip to a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans.
Director
Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Producer
Tom Rice, Ben Nearn, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter
Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Electric City Entertainment, Gowanus Projections
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$129.7K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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