26. Mississippi Grind (2015) Film Review | A24 on the Rocks

Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Mississippi Grind is a movie about a lonely and depressed gambling addict named Gerry (played by Ben Mendelsohn) who meets a charismatic wandering soul at a poker tournament in Iowa named Curtis (played by Ryan Reynolds). After a night out where Curtis and Gerry get along famously: we figure out Gerry owes money to a bookie, he hates his job, and his wife left him years ago. He convinces Curtis to stake him money and go on a road trip down to New Orleans, so he can try his luck in a high stakes poker game. Special guest and former online tournament poker player Caitlin Kiska gives her wisdom on how Mississippi Grind depicts poker and the gambling world. What grade's will the A24 Rocks gang give this one? Caution: movie spoilers.