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2015
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Mississippi Grind
Positive Reviews
91
Negative reviews
11
Average Rating
3.7
/5
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3.0
Their chemistry together doesnt recall Gould and Segal so much as it does Keitel and De Niro. (
Av Club
4.4
Unfortunately for Gerry, this is one of those films thats about how life isnt like the movies.
Rogerebert
4.5
As ever, Fleck and Boden demonstrate a precise, unshowy mastery of place and atmosphere.
Variety
4.0
The strength of Mendelsohns performance should not surprise anyone remotely familiar with his work; hes become one of the most reliable character acto ..
We Got This Covered
4.0
A sweet, shambling, supremely enjoyable road movie about two compulsive gamblers of very different stripes, it could easily be confused for one of Ale ..
Time Out
4.0
Eschewing familiar vistas, Fleck and Boden take us on a tour of boarded facades and crumbling casinos light years away from the glamour of Vegas or At ..
The Guardian
3.0
Its arguable that any movie about poker and gambling which doesnt clearly show the participants being utterly destroyed by their delusional addictive ..
The Guardian
3.1
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
3.1
Mississippi Grind winds up being an improbably satisfying, even heartwarming character study.
4.5
But the core relationship between Gerry and Curtis doesnt carry the journey.
Screen Daily
4.5
We dont know what game these people are playing or where theyre ultimately going, but we enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Vulture
4.5
The film casts a spell moment to moment, although its pacing demands considerable patience and its cumulative effect doesnt deliver in conventional te ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
In contrast, the charismatic and handsome Curtis taps into Reynolds affable good looks, which here disguise a troubled soul lurking beneath a contente ..
4.5
When the truth is inconvenient, hes full of excuses, evasions and outright lies.
The New York Times
4.0
Maybe hes not really badhes just terribly, impossibly, painfully weak.
Paste Magazine
4.0
Their attitude to poker is different, too: Curtis affects not to care about winning, an imposture which works so well that no one can tell if hes bluf ..
Telegraph
4.5
Mendelsohn and Reynolds are terrific, each wrapping himself up in the material like a well worn favorite sweater.
3.8
Reynolds, more glib, likable and cheery if not more together, doesnt have it much better.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
For Gerry, gambling is hardly a gamble we know hes going to lose.
The Young Folks
4.0
While its a bit of a slow burner, Mendelsohn is so compelling, theres really no need for things to speed up.
3.5
He only settles down when theres a game to be played, money to be earned, but when theres not, hes feeding his wanderlust.
Cinema Blend
4.5
it should allow audiences to see a different side of Mendelsohn, and fully appreciate how effective Reynolds can be in the right role
JoBlo
3.8
The filmmakers know how to squeeze a lot from only a little narrative, Mendelsohn once again proves hes the reigning king of neer do wells and Reynold ..
The Globe And Mail
4.5
Mississippi Grind transcends its generic lovable losers on a bender plot by foregrounding exceptionally well developed skid row protagonists and weird ..
Village Voice
3.1
And if it seems, in the end, pretty much pointless, thats sort of the point.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
Whatever Mississippi Grind lacks in efficiency, it makes up for it in pure observation.
Blu Ray
4.4
Boden and Fleck understand that these two characters feed off of each others personalities, while fueling the addiction that unifies them.
Mark Reviews Movies
4.0
The loose, meandering structure may be a little leisurely for some, and the ending might falter just a tad, but otherwise this is a road trip well wor ..
Radio Times
4.0
Mississippi Grind is a rarity: an American movie about gambling that actually acknowledges that when you stay up all night in a badly lit room, your s ..
Independent
4.4
Gambling tales are a hard sell. But this one is on a lucky streak. Great performances from Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn.
Rolling Stone
4.5
Whether you view Mississippi Grind as a cautionary tale that highlights the futility of gambling or as an oddly inspirational buddy comedy ultimately ..
Decider
1.5
Winds up being that rare beast: the buddy comedy where youre not tired of the buddies well before the credits roll.
The Wrap
3.8
This low budget indie has a unique ambiance and surprising depth, both in the performances of its two leads and the writing/directing team of Anna Bod ..
New York Post
4.0
Its a winding, meandering movie about a winding, meandering trip.
Az Central
3.0
Its a sketch of a film, but more than workable as a vehicle for Mendelsohn at his delicate, tragicomic best.
Smh
4.5
The film stars Australian character actor Ben Mendelsohn (with a perfectly credible American accent), as badly down on his luck compulsive gambler Ger ..
Mountain X
4.5
A compelling character study of two intriguingly flawed people, the sort of richly observed drama that has gotten all but pushed out of mainstream cin ..
3.8
STC Marlon Brando in his own words.Biopic about great actors are a dime a dozen.
Toronto Star
5.0
A minor classic ... maybe just a touch too sentimental towards the end, but a compelling celebration of male friendship all the same, with a blues sou ..
Daily Mail
4.0
The films focus is not just the all consuming power of individual addiction, but the cancerous economic depression felt in all the Mississippi River t ..
Flim List
4.5
A seamless blend of buddy movie, gambling movie and road movie, Mississippi Grind delivers two terrific central performances from Ben Mendelsohn as Ge ..
3.8
Otherwise, its a pokey road movie bromance with more character development than character.
Observer
4.0
Its a very cold film with likable protagonists that you just simply hope find happiness.
Flickering Myth
1.5
Theres poetic nihilism in the self punishment of Gerrys foolhardy risks and desperate rants, but it merely hints at the tougher minded movie that Bode ..
New Yorker
2.0
London too is used extremely well and is the location for a fraught, ticking bomb climax.The action is old school Bond: spectacular stunts verging on ..
Express
3.0
Like any worthwhile gambling drama, Grind shows us the gloomy dependence on pure chance that will never fully satisfy.
The Film Stage
4.4
Its as if the Scarecrow and the Tin Man got lost and wandered down the Mississippi River, drinking and gambling and stumbling into and out of various ..
Chicago Tribune
3.5
Its one of the weirdest stories put to film this year, but its what makes it familiar that makes it haunting.
Uproxx
4.5
The combination of Reynolds and Mendelsohn makes this a sure bet...
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
...its perhaps a shame that Mississippi Grind is ultimately too underwhelming to stake with any confidence.
Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
If youve seen Reynolds in The Nines (a brilliant little sci fi comedy with Melissa McCarthy) youll already know hes more than a smirky face.
Standard
4.0
Who would have thought Reynolds and Australias own Ben Mendelsohn would be such a dynamic screen duo
Herald Sun
2.0
Mendelsohn and Reynolds arent Clooney and Pitt, and thats Mississippi Grinds best hand.
Consequence Of Sound
4.0
A ramshackle gambling road movie with a 70s feel, Mississippi Grind offers southern fried poker table tension combined with the allure of an underdogs ..
Hey U Guys
1.9
That Mendelsohn and Weigert play it so well is testament to their ability to spin silk purses from sows ears.
Film Freak Central
4.5
Definitely worth a watch, if only for the stellar performances of the two leads and an incredible deep southern blues soundtrack.
Film Ink
4.0
have an effortless chemistry on screen together and are immensely watchable, helped by Boden and Flecks unshowy direction, which never gets in the way ..
Cine Vue
4.0
But Mendelsohn is so watchable as a big hearted but self destructive loser, you cant take your eyes off the screen.
Mirror
4.0
Winding, tense and unpredictable right up to the last spin of the roulette wheel.
Digital Spy
4.4
Among the virtues of Mississippi Grind is an unpredictability thats rare in movies these days. For much of the film, its unclear just where its going ..
Stl Today
3.0
Even when they win, theres a nagging predictability that theyll just lose everything again.
Contact Music
3.5
The films visuals are wonderfully kaleidoscopic, pulling the eye to something outrageously funny before it moves on to something else just as shocking ..
Hollywood And Fine
4.0
A casually mournful, beautifully made road movie that is perhaps best described as the picture that Robert Altman didnt live to make.
The Arts Desk
4.0
Of course hes obsessed with rainbows a pleasant byproduct of nasty storms we wish for but rarely receive.
The Filmy Ap
4.0
If this sounds familiar, its because Mississippi Grind isnt just a general 70s homage.
Metro New York
4.5
The performances are terrific across the board: Miller gets better and more substantial all the time, and theres always a restrained integrity to her ..
Film Comment
3.0
A perfectly enjoyable, but forgettable, road flick for a sleepy Sunday evening, but Ryan Reynolds latest step on the comeback trail isnt the winning h ..
One Room With A View
4.5
Mississippi Grinds is exciting, as far as it goes, but doesnt much match the spirit of whats come before.
Flavor Wire
4.0
The film doesnt sell out its characters. Instead it rewards them and us with arcs that refuse to end where you expect them to.
Scots Man
3.8
The resultant journey mashes together equal parts road trip movie and gambler movie.
Movie Mezzanine
4.0
Mendelsohn and Reynolds keep us enthralled, waiting to see what the next turn of the cards will reveal.
What So
1.5
Theres enough fine acting in Mississippi Grind to make one wish it wasnt in service of such hoary clichs and fanciful sad sack drama.
Film Journal International ..
3.0
Reynolds is giving his best work in years (if you dont count the dark comedy from Sundance 2014 THE VOICES).
Fresh Fiction
3.0
An enjoyable but not entirely successful road trip story of second chances and the fickle whims of fate.
3.1
And Mendelsohn, who seems at first to be playing a very one note character, slowly reveals his own sad depths hes like a dog thats been hit so many ti ..
National Post
4.0
Like The End of the Tour, this is a road trip movie, though more visceral than cerebral.
The Australian
4.5
Its a terrific film, but it came and went in cinemas before many people could discover it.
The Australian
4.0
First, the good news.ITVs pair of new dramas are led by a trio of female actors, all of whom just happen to be over 40.
New States Man
3.0
All good films about gambling are, in essence, anti gambling films and this one is a cracker.
Tiny Url
3.5
Fleck and Boden paints an interstate Interstate portrait of the heart of America.
Toronto Sun
4.0
Sure, they may win a boatload of money every now and then, but that doesnt fix these broken men.
Blog Bullz Eye
1.5
Its lead double act and almost pointed pointlessness are enough to nudge it over the line. Theres a faintly raffish charm to most shuffling along scen ..
Vue Weekly
4.4
Ben Mendelsohn takes an individual who might, in a lesser movie, be simply described as a loser, and imbues him with compassionate regard for his plig ..
Am Ny
4.5
... a meandering road movie through the byways of American characters who populate the card rooms and dice tables and racetracks, and an oddball buddy ..
Stream On Demand At Home
3.8
Mississippi Grind (3 stars) An atmospheric tale about two gamblers (Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds) road tripping in search of a jackpot.
Heral
3.0
The film earns major points for giving Ben Mendelsohn a proper, meaty character to tussle with, no longer psychotic second banana or madballs deus ex ..
Little White Lies
4.4
Curtis claims that though he like gamblers, he doesnt really like to gamble; I dont care about winning, he says.
Commercial Appeal
3.0
Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn floating down the Mississippi River to gamble and have fun. Should be entertaining, right Well, its more a grind than ..
Iol Co Za
1.5
Mississippi Grind not only refuses to indulge in the easy pleasures of dramatic momentum, but it pushes its luck by meandering towards a bizarrely ext ..
Cinema Scope
4.0
Is it worth a watch 8/10 Both Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn deliver unselfconscious and heart wrenching performances, dripping with the sweat of de ..
Liver Pool Echo
2.0
While there is a loose story/plot line to the narrative, Boden and Fleck have crafted the perfect interlude to encapsulate a never ending story with l ..
City Beat
4.5
I cant remember another recent movie where I felt like I was watching real people have natural conversations.
D Cist
4.5
With neon lit nights and polyester landscapes, Mississippi Grind paints a bleakly beautiful portrait of middle America.
Gq Magazine
4.0
Gerry may be flawed and, at times, downright unlikeable, but theres a real person inside; someone acting from desperation and self loathing at times, ..
Indie London
4.5
Youll be pleasantly surprised, and youll be talking about it for a long while.
5.0
Mississippi Grind is a true gem of a film this year with standout performances by Reynolds and Mendolsohn, and sharp and cutting writing as well as de ..
Daily Journal
1.5
Its a surprising film that wrests unexpected pleasures out of some extremely depressing situations, but its still not going to convince me to make a r ..
Memphis Flyer
3.5
Directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden deal us into the dramatic hand and dare us to make an emotional bet on a total deuce.
Ex Press
3.5
As a character driven narrative, the plot unfolds effortlessly while the films focus remains trained on the two protagonists.
All Movie
5.0
Im never one to call something a great American movie, but Mississippi Grind really is.
Trib
4.0
A compelling, richly atmospheric gambling drama anchored by a pair of pitch perfect performances from Mendelsohn and Reynolds.
Wow 247
4.5
Depending on your mood and sensibility youll find this either effervescent or annoying as hell.
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